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Dec 05 2025 FBI warns of virtual kidnapping scams using altered social media photos

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The FBI warns of criminals altering images shared on social media and using them as fake proof of life photos in virtual kidnapping ransom scams. [...]

Posted by Sergiu Gatlan on Fri 05 December 2025 in BleepingComputer.

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