"To that end, the company said it's introducing new warnings on WhatsApp when users attempt to share their screen with an unknown contact during a video call so as to prevent them from giving away sensitive information like bank details or verification codes. On Messenger, users can opt to enable a setting called "Scam detection" by navigating to Privacy & safety settings."
"In addition, Meta said it detected and disrupted close to 8 million accounts on Facebook and Instagram since the start of the year that are associated with criminal scam centers targeting people, including the elderly, across the world through messaging, dating apps, social media, crypto, and other apps. The scam compounds operated out of Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines."
Meta is launching tools to protect Messenger and WhatsApp users from scams. WhatsApp will warn users attempting to share their screen with an unknown contact during a video call to prevent exposure of bank details or verification codes. Messenger features an opt-in "Scam detection" setting that alerts users to potentially suspicious messages from unknown connections. Detection runs on-device to preserve end-to-end encryption, though users can opt to send recent messages to AI review; messages shared with AI are no longer end-to-end encrypted. Confirmed alerts provide guidance on common scams and options to block or report accounts. Meta removed over 21,000 impersonating Pages/accounts and detected and disrupted nearly 8 million scam-linked accounts operating from several countries.
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