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This week in "Cyber Series"
The Voice Was My CEO
The call came in at 4:47 PM on a Friday.
“Process this wire before end of day. It’s confidential. I’ll explain Monday.”
It was his CEO’s voice.
Same tone. Same cadence. Same urgency.
The CFO didn’t hesitate.
By 5:12 PM, $480,000 was gone.
It wasn’t his CEO.
It was AI.
The New Face of Fraud
Cybercrime has evolved.
Attackers don’t need to break into your systems anymore. They just need to sound like someone you trust.
With seconds of publicly available audio from earnings calls, webinars, and LinkedIn videos criminals can clone a voice with stunning accuracy.
No malware.
No suspicious link.
Just authority and urgency.
And it works.
Because when leadership speaks, people act.
Why This Works So Well
AI impersonation attacks exploit three powerful triggers:
Authority – “This is the CEO.”
Urgency – “It has to happen now.”
Confidentiality – “Don’t tell anyone.”
That combination overrides logic. By the time someone questions it, the money is gone.
This Isn’t Just a Technology Issue
It’s a process issue.
Every organization large or small should have:
- Mandatory secondary verification for wire transfers
- Call-back procedures using known internal numbers
- A strict no-exceptions payment policy
- Executive-level awareness training
The Real Risk
AI has lowered the barrier to sophisticated fraud.
The most dangerous attacks today don’t break through firewalls.
They break through trust.
If your CEO called right now asking for an urgent transfer…
Would your team verify or comply?
Security in 2026 isn’t just technical.
It’s behavioral.
That extra step.
That pause.
That verification call.
Sometimes the difference between a routine Friday and a six-figure loss is simply the courage to question what sounds real.
Content by 2inOne Security Group | Cyber education
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