Duplicitous Individuals Exploit Deepfake Voices in Sham Kidnapping Schemes
Amanda Hardesty’s family recently fell prey to a sophisticated counterfeit abduction ruse. Her 19-year-old son received a distressing call from an individual purporting to have abducted his younger sister. “What really caused him distress was when she spoke on the phone. It was unmistakably her voice, pleading with her brother for her life,” Hardesty recounted. … Read more