Malwarebytes Claude connector checks links and numbers in chat
The connector needs no Malwarebytes account, works on free and paid Claude, and exposes six permissioned lookup tools.
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Classical models classify Ghana mobile-money scam SMS on a 220-message set
Held-out accuracy, F1 and AUC were 1.00 for Naive Bayes and linear SVM; cross-validated accuracy averaged 92.0% to 96.6%.
Broadcom adds Arcot Scam Defense to 3-D Secure authentication
Broadcom says reviewing one issuer’s top 1% of successful challenges could have covered about $4 million in a month.
ReDence uses local models to detect social-engineering scams
Authors report 96% accuracy across twelve scam categories and at least four times the speed of comparable agentic models.
Chrome uses Gemini to warn on scam sites and ClickFix commands
Enhanced Protection now scores pages with a server-side Gemini model and warns before copied ClickFix commands run.
Chrome Enhanced Protection uses Gemini to catch update and antivirus scams
Scam scoring moved to a server-side model for every Enhanced Protection user, with separate suspicious-site warnings and ClickFix command checks.
Chrome uses server-side Gemini to flag fake antivirus scams
Enhanced Protection adds scam scoring, separate suspicious warnings, and clipboard checks for ClickFix commands.
Google adds Android AI protections against scam calls, phishing and OTP theft
Enhanced Protection in Google Messages will use Gemini on unknown-sender chats and Gemini Nano to score unfamiliar links.
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Google Android Flags 5 Million Suspected Scam Calls and Texts Monthly
Google says Android now flags over five million suspected scam calls and texts monthly and is adding Gemini protections.
Android gets AI defenses against messaging scams, fake calls
Google is rolling out Gemini-backed Android defenses against scam texts, spoofed bank calls, and silent call forwarding.
Android is using AI to suss out scammers in Google Messages
Google is adding opt-in Gemini scam detection in Android Messages and expanding protections to more phone makers.
Google DeepMind and Singapore Government collaborate to build fine-tuned AI model for scam detection
DeepMind and Singapore's GovTech fine-tuned on-device Gemma to detect scams without cloud message scanning.
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Product showcase: Scamwise checks the red flags before you take the bait
Savi's free Scamwise service checks messages, links, numbers, and images for scam signs and explains its verdict.