Text message scams and spam are a problem that requires more than one solution. Google has not announced once or twice, but five solutions to stop spam and scams which reach us by SMS in the home app, Google Messages. Google comments on its blog that it blocks 2 billion malicious messages every month. For ...
Google’s AI has arrived on Android and now we even have it in the soup: its native application gives access to the chatbot and the assistant which aims to replace the traditional Google Assistant. And it’s also landed in search engine apps, like Gmail, where it composes emails for us and summarizes reply threads. We ...
Smishing is one of the most commonly used techniques by scammers. It is a variation of traditional phishing that is spread via SMS and whose objective is to deceive victims. impersonate a business or banking entityThere are many examples, such as fake text messages from the Post Office or supposed messages from the Treasury. Cases ...
CURRENT FRAUD ALERT August 13, 2024 at 09:35 Many O2 customers are currently receiving a strange text message. It says that your contract is being terminated. How serious is the message? A strange O2 SMS is circulating. (Source: O2/PantherMediaSeller /depositphotos.com / Collage Networld) It is not unusual for your mobile phone provider to contact you ...
Any means of communication created by humans will eventually be used, at some point or another, to try to scam as many people as possible. Physical letters are no exception, nor is email, and of course, SMS is no exception. In Europe it is common to receive an SMS from a bank where we do ...
In the last two decades, personal communication has changed enormously. The popularization of messaging apps, the use of SMS in some countries (not in Europe, which have always been expensive and that’s why WhatsApp has succeeded as it has) and the normalization of unlimited mobile Internet connection have made Most of the conversations you have ...
Fraud attempts date back to ancient times. For centuries, some people have tried to get money from others through deception, and in the digital age, this has not changed, it has only been updated. Years ago, scam attempts came via email.as it was the most widespread form of online communication. Then came applications like WhatsApp, ...
One more week… Or rather, one more day that we are witnessing scams that come by SMS and can be dangerous. As almost always, what criminals are looking for is to take your money and this is something that they are already warning about from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT), because this time it ...
CURRENT FRAUD ALERT July 2, 2024 at 18:30 A simple SMS is enough to obtain personal information and bank details. We’ll show you how to recognize the fraud attempt. Cyber criminals want to steal your banking information. (Source: tommaso1979 / depositphotos.com) Receiving an SMS from your bank is not necessarily typical, but it is not ...
CURRENT FRAUD ALERT June 12, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. If O2 asks you to extend your SIM card via text message, then there is something wrong with it. We’ll tell you what to do. O2 fraud via SMS. (Source: O2/voronaman /depositphotos.com) Every now and then, your mobile phone provider will contact you via SMS. For ...
