# Unknown impostor

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-17**: Reports emerge of Burnham messaged by Wiles impostor — Politico reports, citing four unnamed officials, that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious and cutting off contact.
- **2025**: U.S. investigates Susie Wiles impersonation messages — The U.S. government investigated a series of messages received by elected officials, business executives, and other prominent U.S. figures from someone posing as Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles.
- **2025**: State Department warns of AI impersonation of Marco Rubio — Following discovery that an impostor posing as Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, and a governor, the State Department warned diplomats of AI-enabled impersonation attempts.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### UK PM Hit by Susie Wiles Impostor; AI Targeted 3+ Ministers
2026-08-17 19:38:02 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

British PM Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged messages with an impostor posing as Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles, expanding a known AI-enabled impersonation campaign that already touched at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, and a governor.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/uk-pm-susie-wiles-impostor-ai-impersonation

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