Act now — you’re at risk whether you use an iPhone or an Android phone.
You are not safe. Your smartphone is not secure. Despite what you may have read, you’re at risk from aGoogle warns smartphones are under attack, and that “scam defenses” now built into Android “protect users around the world from over 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month.
” This is the science of large numbers. It’s the same with theand are sent from consumer SIMs in foreign countries. They are designed to bypass filters. No sooner have the numbers or links been blocked, then more are revolved into place. Google’s anti-scam defenses are good. And Apple has joined the party with iOS 26, adding call screening and Messages filtering to blocks replies and links. But Americans are being scammed daily in thisThe crux of Google’s blogpost this week is that Android is safer than iPhone. Its data predates Apple’s iOS 26 updates in the conclusions it presents. Albeit what’s notable is the better protection Pixel users enjoy over Samsung and other Androids. On the iPhone front, all users of the current OS get the same when it comes to security. But it’s critical no Android user reads the report and assumes they’re afforded some level of blanket protection. Just as Gmail’s defenses don’t stop hackers gaining access to accounts, as Google itself warns, you must take your own measures to stay safe.Millions of these text messages will be sent today and millions more tomorrow. Network filtering and device defenses have not yet eradicated this. Make sure you adhere to the basic rules. Do not reply to unknown messages. And do not click links, even if the message appears to come from a company you use or a friend you know.
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