impersonate

This means hackers gain access to data shared on Signal and can also impersonate the person whose account was compromised.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

Detectives believe someone used the elder Hou’s cellphone to impersonate him for more than a month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

This season, Fey dropped by to impersonate freshly ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

That is even with TikTok's community guidelines asking users to "label realistic AI-generated content" and banning content considered to "harmfully mislead or impersonate others".

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

"They probably don't think anyone is stupid enough to impersonate Nazis and stop a transport. So they won't be expecting it."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

This can occur when a company impersonates an airline’s customer-service number or site, often by buying a sponsored ad on a search platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Staff spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting earlier on Friday and realised it was "spear-phishing" - which impersonates a trusted source.

From BBC ● May 9, 2025

With Thursday’s criminal complaint containing allegations of phone conversations in which Mizuhara actually impersonates Ohtani to gain access to the money, I believe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

“What happens if an international entity — a cybercriminal or a nation state — impersonates someone. What is the impact? Do we have any recourse?”

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023

After their union, Sigurd abandons her for the love of Gudrun, and even inflicts upon her the disgrace of winning her for Gunnar, whom he impersonates.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Hermann Schoenfeld

Last year, the AI startup removed chatbots that impersonated popular Disney characters such as Elsa and Darth Vader after the Burbank entertainment behemoth sent a cease-and-desist letter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In San Diego, attorneys working for the city have been impersonated by scammers.

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

Writing tool Grammarly has disabled an AI feature which mimicked personas of prominent writers, including Stephen King and scientist Carl Sagan, following a backlash from people impersonated.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Other counterprotesters mockingly impersonated billionaires by donning crowns or top hats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

He still had the same snarky attitude as when he had impersonated Brer, and it didn’t irritate me any less.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Their younger brother, Tillotson, meanwhile, incites mayhem among local churchgoers by impersonating an angel, much to his sisters’ dismay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But that judgment should be guided by a simple principle—AI may help us find and express our voice; it shouldn’t become a means of impersonating one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The fabricated content appeared on X in posts impersonating legitimate French media outlets and falsely claimed that Attal had Parkinson's disease and that Philippe had contracted an illness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“There were too many fake profiles impersonating me,” Barton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“The one who has been entertaining the public by impersonating a duck.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling