TL;DR: AI voice cloning has made phishing calls dangerously convincing — and UK businesses are in the firing line. Criminals can now clone a voice from just a few seconds of publicly available audio — a webinar, a podcast, even a voicemail greeting. UK Finance reports criminals stole almost £1.3 billion from UK customers and businesses in 2025, with AI-driven impersonation a growing driver. Phishing remains the single most common and most disruptive attack type facing UK businesses. Cyber Essentials limits the damage when — not if — someone is tricked. But only if it's genuine, maintained com...