We are taking a surgical approach to fighting scams: Google’s Eugene Liderman

Scam and phishing attempts, particularly the financial ones, are becoming a persistent headache. The numbers give us a better illustration of the problem. In just the first six months of 2024, Indians lost more than ₹1,750 crore to cyber criminals, according to the government’s National Cybercrime Reporting Portal. A variety of elements at play, including OTP (or one time password) sharing and malware in phones. Google wants smartphones that run its Android operating system, to be better layered.