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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A food delivery order that was supposed to cost S$58 ended up costing Lim (not her real name) over $20,000 after scammers took control of her Android phone and banking details remotely.

Allegedly, the hygiene reminders will pop up in the latest version of the Pixel Buds app (version 1.0.555017123), that’s soon to be found in the Play Store.

If you happen to be one of the Wear OS 2 users, you might feel let down by recent developments. Google is reportedly considering discontinuing Assistant support for Wear OS 2 watches, nudging users toward upgrading to Wear OS 3 or later.

He was hoping to take a little off the top for his pets, but his bank account got trimmed instead. User AzMan KaSim shared in a post on Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Monday (Aug 14) about how he lost $2,667 after downloading an application that was supposed to bring him to a pet grooming website. "I just got scammed,"...

Singapore News - At least nine victims have fallen prey to a new variant of loan scams affecting Android users, where they had personal information stolen by fraudsters through malware, and lost a total of about $18,000 between July and mid-August. According to the police, the victims... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Singapore News - A Facebook user shared a post recently about how he got scammed out of $2,667 after downloading an application linked to a pet grooming website. AzMan KaSim had seen a post on Facebook for cat grooming services and was lured in by its "very reasonable" prices – $105 for... Read more at www.tnp.sg

CNA – Police arrested 10 suspects, including a 16-year-old, for their suspected involvement in a spate of banking-related malware scams that plagued Android users. The malware resulted in unauthorised transactions from victims’ bank accounts. The suspects were rounded up during an island-wide operation between July 31 and August 11 targeting scammers, with the officers responsible […]

Beware of downloading a fake GST Voucher app, said police. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com

Be careful.

Ten suspects, including a 16-year-old, were arrested by the police for their suspected involvement in the recent spate of banking-related malware scams that have plagued Android users.