mobile phone scams

Chinese Scammer Boosts Livestream Views Using Thousands Of Phones, Extorts Millions in Yuan

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A Chinese man used thousands of smartphones to inflate his live-stream viewer counts artificially. This traffic fraud scheme enabled him to amass 3 million yuan (about £332435.75) in under four months. Previously, he also offered services to live-streamers seeking to enhance their online presence. Authorities in Zhejiang province, the heart of China’s live-streaming industry, have … Read more

Microsoft’s AI Fights Phone Scams, Puts You in Control

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Microsoft wants to give its artificial intelligence (AI) the ability to analyse telephone conversations to detect and protect you from telephone scams. Dubbed Azure Operator Call Protection, the service is capable of analysing and scanning all exchanges between you and the other caller. In a new blog post, Yousef Khalidi, CVP of Azure for Operators, … Read more