We don’t have many details: > President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or > other technical capabilities to cut power off in Caracas during strikes on the > Venezuelan capital that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás > Maduro. > > If true, it would mark one of the most public uses of U.S. cyber power against > another nation in recent memory. These operations are typically highly > classified, and the U.S. is considered one of the most advanced nations in > cyberspace operations globally.

The FBI is warning of AI-assisted fake kidnapping scams: > Criminal actors typically will contact their victims through text message > claiming they have kidnapped their loved one and demand a ransom be paid for > their release. Oftentimes, the criminal actor will express significant claims > of violence towards the loved one if the ransom is not paid immediately. The > criminal actor will then send what appears to be a genuine photo or video of > the victim’s loved one, which upon close inspection often reveals inaccuracies > when compared to confirmed photos of the loved one. Examples of these > inaccuracies include missing tattoos or scars and inaccurate body proportions. > Criminal actors will sometimes purposefully send these photos using timed > message features to limit the amount of time victims have to analyze the > images...

Long story of a $250 million cryptocurrency theft that, in a complicated chain events, resulted in a pretty brutal kidnapping.