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- 1Scammers Using AI and Obituaries to Target Grieving Families●Scammers using AI and obituaries to target loved ones
Fraudsters are exploiting artificial intelligence together with information from published obituaries to impersonate deceased people or relatives and con grieving loved ones out of money. The scams use personal details from death notices to sound convincing, often through phone calls or messages created with AI voice cloning. Reports warn families to verify any unexpected requests and be cautious about sharing personal details in public obituaries.
- 2Truecaller expands scam protection beyond caller ID to the web●Truecaller takes its scam intelligence to the open web as it looks beyond caller ID
Truecaller is extending its scam-detection technology beyond its caller ID app to the open web, the company announced. The move signals an effort to grow beyond phone-call screening and apply its fraud intelligence more broadly online. It comes as scammers increasingly target users across websites, messages and other channels, pushing security firms to broaden their defenses.