Google’s Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 18:33:06 +0000
A new extra-secure mode for Android 16 will let at-risk users lock their devices down.
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Google Is Using On-Device AI to Spot Scam Texts and Investment Fraud
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 17:00:00 +0000
Android’s “Scam Detection” protection in Google Messages will now be able to flag even more types of digital fraud.
Read moreAn $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 13 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Before a crackdown by Telegram, Xinbi Guarantee grew into one of the internet’s biggest markets for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers and money laundering. And all registered to a US address.
Read moreDeepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia
Credit to Author: Lauren Goode| Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000
As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.
Read moreICE’s Deportation Airline Hack Reveals Man ‘Disappeared’ to El Salvador
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: A DOGE operative’s laptop reportedly gets infected with malware, Grok AI is used to “undress” women on X, a school software company’s ransomware nightmare returns, and more.
Read moreUS Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car
Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Fri, 09 May 2025 17:12:18 +0000
A CBP spokesperson tells WIRED that the agency plans to expand its program for real-time face recognition at the border, potentially aiding Trump administration efforts to track people who self-deport.
Read moreUS Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
Credit to Author: Dhruv Mehrotra| Date: Thu, 08 May 2025 22:00:54 +0000
CBP’s acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency’s custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.
Read moreCustoms and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 21:03:10 +0000
CBP says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked.
Read moreThe Trump Administration Sure Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Comms Private
Credit to Author: Zoë Schiffer, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 18:08:53 +0000
In the wake of SignalGate, a knockoff version of Signal used by a high-ranking member of the Trump administration was hacked. Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the platforms used for government communications.
Read moreThe Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:24:44 +0000
A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app.
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