Strengthen Your Digital Hygiene
Protecting your personal information is paramount. Be mindful of what you share online, especially on social media. Avoid oversharing personal details, and review your privacy settings regularly. Implement strong, unique passwords for all your accounts and use a password manager to store them securely. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) whenever possible, adding an extra layer of security to your accounts.
Be Skeptical of Unsolicited Contacts
Approach unsolicited calls, emails, or messages with caution. Be wary of requests for personal information or urgent financial transactions.
Verify the identity of the sender or caller through independent means, such as contacting the organization directly or using a reverse phone Lookup service. Never act impulsively or provide sensitive information without verifying the source.
Implement Robocall Blocking
Enroll in the National Do Not Call Registry and utilize robocall blocking services or apps to reduce the number of unwanted calls. This can significantly decrease your exposure to potential voice cloning scams.
Many mobile carriers and third-party developers offer robocall blocking solutions that can help filter out suspicious calls.
Don't Pick Up the Unknown number call
If someone that actually want to contact you is saved in you contact list, is not a good sign for the other case to give you a phone call and contact you by that way.
Establish a Family Safeword
Create a unique safeword or phrase that only your family members know. If someone calls claiming to be a family member in distress, ask them for the safeword to verify their identity. This can help you quickly identify a fraudulent call. Make sure you choose a WORD and/or phrase that can never guess for other people.
Communicate to Family
In times when the world has more AI threat, comunicating with family is more important, than ever. Make the important point of not calling and asking for quick, out of nowhere money. This should make your families really carefully, in the time of an real AI threath.
Contact the autorities
Calling the police has always been and will be the default call to make when a emergency happens. Event that they may not be that usefull in some of the cases of the AI threath, always make a call to alert the police of the situation
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