Peru and Chile Warn on AI Fraud

In Peru, a specialist said artificial intelligence now makes it possible to create synthetic voices, personalize messages, translate them, and alter tone and volume, capabilities that can be used in phone scams, according to a report by Agencia Andina. In Chile, two reports circulated about AI-assisted fraud, one tied to executive impersonation and another to malicious breaches involving deepfakes.

What did the Agencia Andina report warn about fake calls?

The Agencia Andina report said AI can manipulate both a voice and the content of a message to make a fraudulent call more convincing. The key point is that it is not just about mimicking a voice, but also about adapting language, tone and volume to strengthen the impersonation.

The report focused on the risk of phone scams in Peru and on how those technical capabilities can make deception more believable. The source did not detail specific cases in that publication, but it did say that synthetic voices and personalized messages add a new layer of manipulation to this kind of fraud.

What case did G5 Noticias attribute to a New York prosecutor's office?

A G5 Noticias report said a New York prosecutor's office would have charged three people with using AI to imitate the voice and face of executives and corporate lawyers, causing an estimated $129 million in losses for companies in several countries. The publication presented that figure as an accusation that had not been independently confirmed in the available material.

According to that version, the fraud targeted the corporate environment and used audiovisual impersonation to make fabricated communications appear real. The case stands out as one of the clearest examples of how voice and face cloning can escalate to very large sums when aimed at organizations.

What did ADN Radio say about malicious breaches with AI?

ADN Radio attributed to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach 2026 report that one in four malicious breaches involved AI on the attacker side, and that 45% of those incidents involved deepfake impersonation. In the available material, the original report could not be located, so those percentages remain tied to the cited media coverage.

The Chilean report placed those figures within a broader snapshot of cybercrime and used them to show that AI is no longer appearing only as a productivity or defense tool, but also as part of the attack. At the same time, the absence of the original report makes it impossible to verify further methodological details about the measurement in this account.