Ferrari Executive Targeted By Deepfake Scam: Report
Ferrari Executive Targeted By Deepfake Scam: Report
In a striking incident earlier this month, an executive at Ferrari NV (NYSE:RACE) found himself receiving unusual messages that appeared to be from the company's CEO, Benedetto Vigna.
在本月早些时候，法拉利NV（纽约证券交易所：RACE）的一名高管收到了一些看起来是从公司首席执行官本内代托·维尼亚那里发来的飞凡信息。
The messages, arriving through WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta Inc. (NASDAQ:META), suggested a major acquisition was in the works and required the executive's assistance.
这些信息是通过元公司（纳斯达克股票交易所：META）旗下的WhatsApp发送的，暗示着一项重要的收购正在酝酿中，并需要高管的协助。
The messages purportedly from Vigna had a different phone number and profile picture than usual. Despite the convincing image of the bespectacled CEO in front of Ferrari's prancing-horse logo, the executive grew suspicious.
这些据称来自维尼亚的信息带有不同的电话号码和个人资料图片。尽管这位戴着眼镜、站在法拉利马标Logo前的CEO的形象非常真实，但这位高管变得怀疑起来。
One message urged, "Be ready to sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement our lawyer is set to send you asap," and mentioned that "Italy's market regulator and Milan stock-exchange have been already informed. Stay ready and please utmost discretion," reported Bloomberg.
彭博社报道称，其中一条信息敦促高管“准备签署我们的律师尽快发送给您的保密协议”，并提到“意大利的市场监管机构和米兰证券交易所已经得到通知。保持准备和最大程度的谨慎。”
This was a sophisticated attempt to use deepfake technology to infiltrate Ferrari.
这是一次使用深度伪造技术渗透法拉利的复杂尝试。
The executive realized something was amiss when he noticed subtle mechanical intonations in the voice and a different phone number.
当高管发现声音中有微妙的机械音调和不同的电话号码时，他意识到有些事情不对劲。
Suspicions were confirmed when the imposter could not answer a verification question about a book recently recommended by Vigna, leading to the abrupt end of the call.
当冒名顶替者无法回答有关维尼亚最近推荐的一本书的验证问题时，这位高管的怀疑得到了证实，通话被突然中断。
Also Read: Ferrari's First Electric Car To Cost Over $500,000, Higher Than Tesla Roadster, Porsche Taycan: Report
另请参阅：法拉利首款电动车售价超过50万美元 超过特斯拉Roadster和保时捷Taycan:报告
This incident is part of a growing trend where deepfake scams target high-profile executives. Similar tactics were used against WPP PLC (NYSE:WPP) CEO Mark Read in May, though that attempt also failed, according to Bloomberg.
这一事件是深度伪造骗局针对知名高管的不断增长趋势的一部分。彭博社称，类似的策略曾在今年5月袭击了WPP PLC（纽约证券交易所：WPP）的CEO马克·里德，但这次尝试也失败了。
"This year we're seeing an increase in criminals attempting to voice clone using AI," said Rachel Tobac, CEO of cybersecurity training company SocialProof Security.
“今年，我们看到犯罪分子试图使用人工智能进行语音克隆的次数增加了，”网络安全培训公司SocialProof Security的首席执行官瑞秋·托巴克说。
While deepfake technology has not yet caused widespread deception, significant losses have occurred. A multinational company in Hong Kong was scammed out of HK$200 million ($26 million) earlier this year through deepfake technology.
虽然深度假像技术还没有造成广泛的欺骗，但已经造成了重大损失。今年早些时候，香港一家跨国公司通过深度伪造技术被骗走了2亿港元（2600万美元）。
CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR), an information security company, is already training its executives to identify such scams.
信息安全公司CyberArk Software（纳斯达克股票交易所：CYBR）已经开始培训其高管识别此类骗局。
"It's just a matter of time before these AI-based deepfake tools become incredibly accurate," warned Stefano Zanero, a cybersecurity professor at Italy's Politecnico di Milano.
意大利米兰理工大学的网络安全教授斯特凡诺·扎内罗警告说：“这些基于人工智能的深伪造工具变得无比准确只是时间问题。”
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