The FBI said criminals are now using artificial intelligence to create fake “proof-of-life” photos and videos, pressuring panicked families into paying ransoms for loved ones who are not actually in danger.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an urgent nationwide warning: criminals are now harvesting pictures from social media and public profiles — altering them to create “proof-of-life” images and using those to stage fake kidnappings ...

FBI agents shot and killed a suspect at a New Jersey apartment during a raid connected to a kidnapping out of Philadelphia, law enforcement officials said. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The victim was safely recovered.

The FBI and NYPD are warning New Yorkers to be on the lookout for a "virtual kidnapping" scam where con artists call people at random, claim to have kidnapped their relatives and demand a ransom payment. Agents say that hundreds of people in the New York ...

Investigators connected Debra Newton to a missing person case in Louisville from 1983.

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. This is part of a public service announcement published today about criminals contacting victims via text ...

FBI officials in Southern California and across the nation are warning the public of a new type of scam in which tech-savvy con-artists have been creating fake photos and videos to convince victims that their loved ones have been kidnapped. The scammers ...

The FBI is warning about a disturbing scam that turns family photos into powerful weapons. Cybercriminals are stealing images from social media accounts, altering them and using them as fake proof of life in virtual kidnapping scams. These scams do not ...