It boggles the mind that Apple and Google don’t take meaningful steps to combat this. Is it really that hard of a problem or do they just not care?
alejohausner•1h ago
I don’t see how technology is going to stop lonely old people from falling for someone who says they love them. Human desire is stronger than reason.
rawgabbit•1h ago
It is called pig butchering. Your online girlfriend teaches you how to invest in crypto. Both you and her get incredibly rich and you pour more and more money into your investment. Until one day you learn everything was a lie. Your online girlfriend. The riches you supposedly earned.
The answer for these scam centers and for ransomware is to declare any nation that harbors them as state sponsors of terror.
I think one of the easiest way to combat this to make getting phone numbers harder. For example, you need to be a citizen of that country or have a business or other legitimate reason to get one. After that you can just block all foreign phone numbers.
Also, maybe a warning in OS level for remote access tools or block them by default.
bentt•3h ago
alejohausner•1h ago
rawgabbit•1h ago
The answer for these scam centers and for ransomware is to declare any nation that harbors them as state sponsors of terror.
https://cyberscoop.com/ransomware-terrorism-ndaa-2025/
rightbyte•54m ago