With the rapid development of technology, the threats we face on the Internet are also growing – and there have never been more sophisticated scams in all areas of the Internet than today.
With the development of this type of fraud, our technologies, and protection systems are also evolving to protect you and stay ahead of these threats.
This week marks the week of Fraud Alert and we want to provide up-to-date information on how we are helping to protect you from online scams and how Google is ensuring more people online than anyone else in the world.
How to prevent fraudulent activities in Gmail – before they occur
One of the most common ways to steal people’s personal and financial information through scammers is phishing. For example, the use of a misleading e-mail, which outwardly resembles the sites or senders that you may know.
Gmail automatically filters and blocks more phishing emails than any other email service in Australia or the world thanks to Google’s artificial intelligence. These anti-phishing tools block more than 100 million fraud attempts every day.
Your Gmail account is also protected from suspicious logins. Gmail tracks a number of security signals, such as attempts to log in to a new location from new devices to prevent unauthorized activity.
Stop fraudulent websites and upload files to Google Chrome
Even in 2022, fraudulent websites and malware – software or downloads designed to harm your computer or device – are extremely common.
The best antidote to such scams is prevention. We have developed Google Safe Browsing, which automatically displays warnings to users when they try to get to a harmful website or download a suspicious file.
Today, Google Safe Browsing protects 5 billion devices worldwide before they can access harmful files and websites. Other browsers can license secure browsing for free to protect a larger number of people from visiting these sites.
Protect yourself from scams
Protecting against ad fraud and fraud is a priority for Google. We use automated and human evaluation to ensure that the advertising on our platforms complies with our strict advertising guidelines, which cover things like misleading and dishonest behavior.
We take measures to report possible fraudulent ads and these complaints are handled manually. We use such reports to improve our internal systems and take other possible measures, including suspending or deleting accounts.
To stay one step ahead of fraudsters, we are constantly working to strengthen our policies and compliance measures. For example, in June of this year, we announced an update to Google’s financial products and services policies, which expanded our financial services validation program to Australia. This measure has created a new level of protection against scams and helps to further protect our network from financial scams.
Be safe from fraudulent and phishing attacks on Android phones
Attackers often use text messages because it is easy to contact them. Messages by Google uses machine learning models that help you to detect 1.5 billion spam, phishing, and fraudulent scam messages in advance every month. It searches for known patterns and either forwards bad news to the spam folder or warns you if you notice something suspicious.
Messages are analyzed by taking into account your privacy so that they remain on your device and are never shared with anyone. However, you can send a message to Google to protect other users.
