New iPhone scam tricks owners into giving phones away

New iPhone replacement scam uses pressure tactics and fake carrier calls to steal devices from buyers. Criminals claim ...
Digital Trends

Android phones can warn you if you open financial apps during a scam call

This is important because: Android’s in-call scam protection is designed to guard against fraud where criminals impersonate banks or financial services. Why should I care? Scammers often call ...

Isn’t there a No Call Registry? Here’s why you’re still getting so many spam calls and texts

From fake delivery alerts to phony bank fraud notices, phone scams are becoming more common each year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) operates the “National Do Not Call Registry,” a list of phone ...
Android Authority

First calls and texts, now Pixels could detect scams from chat apps (APK teardown)

An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature is coming to chat apps. The feature will display scam detection alerts in chat app notifications. It’s possible that ...