 |  | | It’s become so troublesome owning a phone. Malicious texts pose as package delivery notifications, phishing emails impersonate trusted brands, and unknown calls hide extortion attempts, virtual kidnapping schemes, or AI threats. | | A new Malwarebytes report reveals the onslaught of mobile scams that everyday people face simply for being online, along with their dangerous consequences. |  |  | Neither snow nor rain nor heat
nor gloom of night… can stop a scammer |  |  | | of people encounter a scam at least once a week, with scams most frequently arriving through emails (65%), phone calls and voice mails (53%), and text messages (50%). |  |  |  |  | Scams attack emotions,
reputations, and finances |  | | | | 25% | of scam victims were
blackmailed or harassed | | | | 19% | had private
information exposed | | | | 15% | permanently lost money | | |  |  | | Stunned into complacency | | Only 20% of people use traditional security measures like antivirus, a VPN, and identity theft protection. But even more, at 25%, simply do not worry about scams “because it’s not something I can control.” |  |  |  |  | | | | | |
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