Category: kidnapping
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A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela
A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela We don’t have many details: President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. If true, it would…
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FBI Warns of Fake Video Scams
FBI Warns of Fake Video Scams The FBI is warning of AI-assisted fake kidnapping scams: Criminal actors typically will contact their victims through text message claiming they have kidnapped their loved one and demand a ransom be paid for their release. Oftentimes, the criminal actor will express significant claims of violence towards the loved one…
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Cryptocurrency Thefts Get Physical
Cryptocurrency Thefts Get Physical Long story of a $250 million cryptocurrency theft that, in a complicated chain events, resulted in a pretty brutal kidnapping. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier