Money and Me: Man loses $71k from bank account after installing fake Google play app. How can we protect our phones?
Your Money with Michelle Martin · MONEY FM 89.3
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In just 2 hours, a retiree had a total of $71,000 of his life savings drained from his account in Singapore by cybercriminals. How did that happen you ask? He had downloaded a Google Play app that turned out to be fake and which contained malware.
What can we do to protect ourselves and our phones? Michelle Martin speaks to Raju Chellam, Chief Editor, AI Ethics & Governance Body of Knowledge for ideas, tips and tools to protect our phones from becoming doorways for cybercrimes.
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