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The Better Business Bureau warns "ghost tapping" could come back to haunt users of tap-to-pay cards and mobile wallets. Ghosts may not be the only scary things lurking nearby this Halloween. The rise of tap-to-pay cards and mobile wallets as…
Imagine receiving a delivery message while ordering lunch, answering work notifications, and checking your bank balance. A small payment supposedly separates you from your parcel. In that distracted moment, tapping the link might feel easier than questioning it. That is…
In a world where our daily lives have become increasingly intertwined with technology, the threat of malicious actors and scammers in general has likewise grown, and these days it’s not exactly uncommon to receive the occasional spam or scam message…
A traffic distribution system, or TDS, routes visitors to different destinations based on signals such as location or device (Learn more about TDSs here). Help TDS sends traffic from compromised sites, malicious ads, social media and spam to tech-support call…
Starting December 1, Russia plans to introduce a so-called technology tax on smartphones, laptops, and other phones. The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has approved the corresponding rates: 250 rubles per smartphone and 500 rubles per laptop. The government expects to collect…
A new opt-in mode in Google Messages uses cloud AI, and Android now hangs up on fake bank calls. Google announced new Android scam defences on 14 October, led by an opt-in Enhanced protection mode in Google Messages that uses Gemini…
Google’s new scam protections cover Google Messages and third-party messaging apps, with an enhanced protection mode, expanded scam alerts and safeguards against call-forwarding and screen-sharing scams. “With scams growing harder to spot, it’s nearly impossible for users to catch every…
Google is adding AI-assisted scam detection to Messages as well as new Android safeguards against risky links, fake bank calls and screen-sharing abuse. Google is strengthening Android's defenses against mobile fraud, targeting the places where scammers exploit trust: ordinary chats,…
Google announced new Android security protections on October 14, 2026, targeting sophisticated mobile scams across calls, messages, and screen-sharing sessions. Google says Scam Detection in Phone by Google and Google Messages already flags more than five million suspected scam calls and texts…
Google says its Android scam-detection capabilities now flag more than 5 million suspected scam calls and text messages each month, as mobile fraud operators increasingly use caller-ID spoofing, fake banking alerts, conversational phishing, and AI-enabled voice impersonation techniques. The company cited…