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> Crims using social media images, videos in 'virtual kidnapping' scams

[SOURCE] The Register Security [AUTHOR: Jessica Lyons] [DATE: 05/12/2025 23:23] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Proof of life? Or an active social media presence? Criminals are altering social media and other publicly available images of people to use as fake proof of life photos in "virtual kidnapping" and extortion scams, the FBI warned on Friday. …
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