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Cyber Kidnapping picks pace in the United States

Chinese exchange students in the US are being targeted by ‘Cyber Kidnapping’, where hackers manipulate digital images to make it look like the student has been kidnapped, then demand a ransom from their parents. The hackers typically request around $80,000. The scheme has seen an increase in recent months, prompting a warning from the FBI.

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