Purported AI Voice Scam Reportedly Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Kidnapping Ransom Calls
Date: 2025-01-08
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Scammers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers
Attack vector: rce
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #891: Purported AI Voice Scam Reportedly Targets Westchester Parents with Fake Kidnapping Ransom Calls. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Scammers, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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