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Cloned voice of Italy's defence minister used to extract €1 million from a businessman for a fake hostage ransom

Scammers using an AI clone of Guido Crosetto's voice called Italian tycoons including Giorgio Armani and Massimo Moratti asking for ransom money for kidnapped journalists; Moratti wired about €1 million before the fraud was detected.

Severity: Highcrosettovoice cloneitalyfraud

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