Be aware of new schemes using fake Google's reCAPTCHA A recent phishing campaign impersonates Google in attacks against banking institutions and their users. investigators have documented a recent phishing campaign targeting online banking users that masquerades as Google in its attempt to robber valuable credentials. The emails in question contain a fake confirmation for a recent transaction, alongside a link to a malicious .PHP file. See also: This malware turns ATM hijacking into a slot machine gameThe page has a number of specifically defined user-agents that are limited to Google crawlers. If the demand is not Google crawler-linked -- in other words, alternative search engines are in use -- then the PHP script instead loads a fake Google reCAPTCHA made up of JavaScript and static HTML.
The Google Assistant is coming to Android Messages right before Allo dies
Today, Google is announcing that "over the coming months" it is going to roll out Google Assistant integration into Android Messages. If you're using it to text, a Google Assistant button might appear in the Intelligent replies department of the app. If you're worried that this means that Google is going to be reading your text messages, the company says that's not the case at all. The only information that's sent to Google's servers is the text of the Google Assistant button you tap. After that, Google's primary consumer texting app going to be Android Messages, which supports SMS, MMS, and (depending on your carrier) RCS.
Google puts Assistant into its Android texting app, and it's pretty cool
As it stated in Now it's in your Android Messages texting app, too. The idea is that you "pay" for the coffee and When you wait, you get the Assistant demo. Now playing: Watch this: Google Assistant makes your Android texts smarterAssistant for Android Messages is the laanalisis example of Google's embrace of AI to understand context and anticipate what you want. Right now, Assistant for Android Messages only works by movies and restaurants, but you can easily see how this could expand to other facets of daily life. The new Assistant feature borrows elements from Google Allo, the now-defunct AI messaging app Google pushed hard for phones before pulling the plug.Google Bolo Speech-Based Reading-Tutor App Launched in India, Now Available for Android
The company on Wednesday unveiled its new Bolo Android app that is a speech-based reading-tutor app aimed at rural kids, that would otherwise may not have access to a good education backing system. Being launched in India first, the Bolo app is now available for free via Google Play and can work offline. To entice the children to use the app, Google has added in-app rewards and badges to Bolo as well as word games. More details on Google's data collection from the Bolo app can be found on the company website. Bolo app can be downloaded from Google Play and works by all Android phones running KitKat or above.
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