The Terrifying Rise of Deepfake Kidnappings: How AI Voice Scams Are Targeting Familie
Imagine answering your phone to hear your child sobbing, begging for help, a kidnapper’s voice growling threats in the background.The caller demands a ransom. You hear fear in every word your loved one speaks — only to find out later, your child was never in danger at all.What you heard was a deepfake, a near-perfect clone of their voice, created by artificial intelligence in mere minutes.
Welcome to the chilling new world of deepfake kidnappings — a fast-growing cybercrime phenomenon where scammers use AI-generated voices to simulate kidnappings and extort families.This isn’t a plot from a dystopian thriller.It’s happening now, and it’s evolving faster than law enforcement can keep up.
Let’s dive into how deepfake kidnappings work, real cases that have shaken families to their core, the...