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Visa says AI agents can now pay approved business invoices in live pilots, and new spending controls could help businesses cut fraud risk.
Read more: Visa is testing AI helpers that pay business invoices for youHackers stole the key Keystone wallets use to prove they are real, so the company will destroy 18,835 unsold devices. Some owners should wait before using theirs.
Read more: Crypto wallet maker will destroy 18,835 devices after key theftAttackers are using AI to copy login pages so well that even experienced users miss them, and some copies can get around one-time codes too.
Read more: AI is making fake login pages harder to spot, and they can beat codesCallers claiming to be Norfolk police have been asking people for personal details, and similar calls have turned up in three other parts of England.
Read more: Scammers are phoning people pretending to be police officersTruecaller, the app that shows who is calling and flags spam, has a new version aimed at budget Android phones, NewsBytes reports.
Read more: Truecaller's new app is made for cheaper Android phonesA caller who showed up as Wells Fargo got an Orlando woman to read out text codes. Her family lost more than $7,500, and a real bank would never ask for those codes.
Read more: Fake bank call and a shared code cost a couple $7,500Ente Auth encrypts your login codes before they reach the cloud, which makes a lost or replaced phone far less painful. Here is how the backups work and the catch.
Read more: A free app that backs up your login codes so a lost phone isn't a disasterApple has pushed a fix for a flaw used in real attacks to older iPhones and iPads that missed last month's patch. Updating takes a few minutes.
Read more: Apple fixes a hacked iPhone flaw on older iPhones and iPadsA leak says Samsung's Galaxy S27+ drops the UWB chip, which means no hands-free car unlocking or precise tag finding on the Plus model.
Read more: Samsung's Galaxy S27+ may lose the chip that finds lost items and unlocks carsBanks have used AI against card fraud for about 20 years. Now AI-made fakes are making attacks harder to spot, so basic security is not enough.
Read more: AI already guards your card payments, and now scammers use it tooSecurity firm Xint got an OpenAI feature to copy out a model's hidden reasoning as plain text. OpenAI fixed it, and it shows what rivals may try to copy.
Read more: Researchers tricked an OpenAI feature into revealing AI's hidden thinkingENGIE says hackers stole customer contact and contract details in France, which scammers can use to make fake bills and calls look real.
Read more: ENGIE confirms hackers stole customer contact details in FranceAustralia's cyber agency says it cut one criminal off from 180,000 infected computers worldwide, a reminder that fake updates and cracked software are still common traps.
Read more: Australia's spy agency cuts a hacker off from 180,000 infected computersA fraud reporting group warns that scammers use cloned voices and fake celebrity videos to steal savings. A call that sounds real may not be.
Read more: Fake voices and videos are being used to steal savingsThe Philippine Department of Health says scammers are using the health secretary's name to ask for money. Here is why a familiar name is not proof.
Read more: Scammers are posing as the Philippine health secretary to ask for moneyScammers are using AI to clone voices and write flawless messages, and older Americans are the main targets. Here is what experts say to change now.
Read more: AI makes scams harder to spot, and older Americans are top targetsA leak says Apple's lower-priced iPhone 18e may again skip a high-refresh-rate screen, a feature many Android phones already offer, even some cheaper ones.
Read more: Leaked iPhone 18e specs suggest a smoother screen is still missingA PYMNTS survey finds nearly all CFOs see openings in a soft economy, but only firms with strong finances can act on them while rivals hold back.
Read more: Weak economy, strong rivals: only well-funded firms can act on bargainsA local warning says fraudsters are posing as Bedford Christmas Market workers, so anyone contacted by a supposed staff member should check before acting.
Read more: Scammers are posing as Bedford Christmas Market workersA student's complaint about a ₹799 kurta led Delhi police to three shell companies and about ₹30 crore in suspected fraud. Her story shows the scam's pattern.
Read more: A $75 Online Shopping Scam Led Police to a Huge Fraud RingA man accused of helping steal nearly $37 million from 174 Americans in a fake crypto investment scam is now in a US court, a reminder of how these scams work.
Read more: Man extradited to US over crypto scam that took $37 millionUkraine's cyber agency says attackers are watching and reconfiguring Dahua cameras. Owners of these cameras anywhere should check their settings now.
Read more: Hackers are taking over Dahua security cameras in UkraineFraudsters are calling people as fake detectives, and the caller ID shows a real West Midlands Police number. Here is why a familiar number is not proof.
Read more: Scam callers pose as police using a real police phone numberA startup says its AI agents got into Anthropic's internal systems in under 12 hours, through everyday business software. Anthropic confirms limited access.
Read more: Startup says its AI agents broke into Anthropic's systems
