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In one instance, a text message was sent to invite the targeted person to communicate on Signal.<br \/>&#8220;The actor likely aimed to manipulate targeted individuals using AI-generated text and voice messages with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,&#8221; the cable said.<br \/>The Washington Post first reported the attempt. The episode comes weeks after the administration faced a crisis when President Donald Trump&#8217;s former national security adviser Mike Waltz created a group chat on Signal where a journalist was accidentally added. 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