Fraudsters use AI to impersonate AU head Moussa Faki
African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat speaks during the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 5, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Fraudsters impersonated the African Union Commission by deploying artificial intelligence tools and targeted foreign capitals in Europe, in what could be the first diplomatic loophole of the new tech.
Moussa Faki who is the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the secretariat of the African Union routinely writes to global leaders whenever he needs to place a call.
