Tag: fraud
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Slashdot: Google Rolls Out Call Screening AI To Thwart Phone Fraudsters
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/14/1650231/google-rolls-out-call-screening-ai-to-thwart-phone-fraudsters?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Rolls Out Call Screening AI To Thwart Phone Fraudsters Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has introduced AI-powered scam call detection for Android devices, focusing on real-time analysis of conversation patterns to combat phone fraud. The feature enhances user security without sacrificing privacy, as it…
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Hacker News: O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time
Source URL: https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/ Source: Hacker News Title: O2 unveils Daisy, the AI granny wasting scammers’ time Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: O2 has unveiled an AI called ‘Daisy’, designed to engage and distract phone scammers while informing the public about scam awareness. This innovative approach leverages advanced AI technology to keep…
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The Register: Kids’ shoemaker Start-Rite trips over security again, spilling customer card info
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/smartrite_breach/ Source: The Register Title: Kids’ shoemaker Start-Rite trips over security again, spilling customer card info Feedly Summary: Full details exposed, putting shoppers at serious risk of fraud Children’s shoemaker Start-Rite is dealing with a nasty “security incident" involving customer payment card details, its second significant lapse during the past eight years.… AI…
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Schneier on Security: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/criminals-exploiting-fbi-emergency-data-requests.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests Feedly Summary: I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will use it too. Turns out the same…
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Krebs on Security: FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/fbi-spike-in-hacked-police-emails-fake-subpoenas/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas Feedly Summary: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized…