Marco Rubio: Fraudsters are said to have pretended to be U.S. Foreign Minister

According to media reports, a fraudster has pretended to be U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio with the help of artificial intelligence and is said to have sent messages to high-ranking politicians.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said when asked by journalists. However, with reference to the ongoing investigation, she made no more detailed information on what exactly happened. It is unclear how big the damage is and whether sensitive information has been replaced.

First, the “Washington Post” reported, citing a high-ranking US official and information to the ministry employee. In addition to three outside ministers, the fraudster also contacted a US governor and a congress member.

With the help of artificial intelligence, the fraudster is said to have imitated the voice of Marco Rubio and his writing style and then sent text and voice messages. The fraud is said to have started in mid -June 2025.

The ministry spokeswoman said the ministry was taking his responsibility for the protection of its information seriously and continuously takes steps to improve the cyber security of the ministry to prevent future incidents.

Marco Rubio is a son of Cuban immigrants. Already in 2000 he moved to the Florida representative at the age of 28. In 2007 he became the first Latin American-born chair. With the support of the arch-conservative tea party movement, Rubio then made the leap into the Senate in the capital Washington in 2011. He has been a US foreign minister in Donald Trump’s cabinet since January 2025.