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Scam is a deceptive scheme or trick designed to defraud individuals or organizations for personal or financial gain. Within the context of information security, scams often manifest in the form of phishing emails, fake websites, social engineering tactics, and fraudulent communications that aim to extract sensitive data, such as login credentials, credit card information, or confidential company data.
Scams leverage various psychological methods to exploit human vulnerabilities, relying on urgency, fear, or the promise of rewards to lure victims into divulging information or making payments to illegitimate parties. Recognizing and understanding scams is crucial in safeguarding personal and organizational information assets against malicious actors who continually evolve their strategies to circumvent security measures and manipulate their targets.
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Google is introducing a new Android security feature that will detect and flag phone calls in which scammers use artificial intelligence to impersonate a user's personal contacts. [...]
Android 17, expected to roll out next month, will introduce several security and privacy features focused on device theft, threat detection, and banking scam calls. [...]