Cyberkidnapping scam in Utah caused Chinese student's family to pay $80K ransom

3-1-2024 Tech Washington Times - Tech 25

Police in Utah said a Chinese exchange student was the victim of a cyberkidnapping scam where the teenage boy was threatened into simulating his own abduction so his family could be extorted for thousands of dollars.

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