Techie Tonic: Pause, verify, call — stronger identity checks urged to stop chat-based financial fraud
It’s an agony, as digital communication becomes an integral part of everyday life, fraudsters are increasingly exploiting chat and messaging services to impersonate trusted individuals and organizations and trick users into making unauthorized financial transfers. The warning from cybersecurity and financial-safety experts is clear: a familiar name, photograph, phone number or profile on a…
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