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Are There Countries Where It Is Impossible to Report a Scam Message?
The UN and INTERPOL will host the next Global Fraud Summit in a country where inhabitants complain they cannot notify the police of scam messages.
Shocking IMSI‑catcher Shopping Mall Surveillance Advert Returns to YouTube
In a world where everybody talks about using AI to stop crime, why is Google not vetting video adverts for equipment used by scammers?
Choicejacking: A New Way to Compromise Mobile Phones through Public Charging Points
Researchers used cheap chargers to circumvent operating system controls and download files from phones in just one-third of a second.
Security Agencies Warn of Phone Spyware in Apps for Uyghurs, Tibetans and Taiwanese
The goal appears to be surveillance of potential opponents of the Chinese Communist Party.
Android Adds AI Scam Warnings for Voice and Messages
Google wants to identify harmful comms received on your phone but will they be any more successful than they are with email?
Two Men Extradited from Malaysia to Singapore over Android Malware Bank Account Thefts
A 7-month investigation also led to arrests in Hong Kong and the closure of a scam call center in Taiwan.
Handset Delays Impact Call Validation in Brazil
Anatel, the Brazilian comms regulator, wants Google and Apple to change smartphone operating systems.
Orange Poland Warn Old Android Phones Infected with Malware to Make IRSF Fraud Calls
But consumers pushed back by suggesting methods that would stop fraud without the need to purchase a new handset.
Android to Stop Man-in-the-Middle Attacks by Letting Enterprise Users Disable 2G Downgrades
Spies and scammers connect to phones and push them on to 2G connections to work around the security built into newer networks.
Koreans Hit by Android Vishing Malware Bank Raiders
Mobile malware is downloaded from a fake website. Spyware obtains data used to steal from the victim's bank account. Calls to the victim's bank are redirected to the gang's call center.
Phone App Buys P2P SMS Allowances from Consumers to Reuse for A2P SMS
Simcash tells users their phone will relay one time passwords and similar A2P messages but consumer reviews suggest that is false.
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