Security News > 2024 > August > Fraud tactics and the growing prevalence of AI scams

In the first six months of 2024, Hiya flagged nearly 20 billion calls as suspected spam – more than 107 million spam calls everyday. The data showed spam flag rates of more than 20% of unknown calls (calls coming from outside of someone’s address book) in 25 out of the 42 countries – with some spam flag rates above 50%. The first half of 2024 also saw an increase in AI deepfake scams, which use … More → The post Fraud tactics and the growing prevalence of AI scams appeared first on Help Net Security.
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