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Scamio service will offer a “second opinion” on scam messages on any device.
Romanian cyber security company Bitdefender has released a platform-agnostic anti-scam tool called Scamio.
Scamio, which is free, runs on any web browser or inside of Facebook’s Messenger, offering a chatbot powered by natural language processing to act as a “strong second opinion” on scam messages.
The tool can analyse emails, text messages, links, and QR codes; a user drops any questionable content into the chatbot and describes how it was received, and Scamio delivers a verdict moments later.
According to Bitdefender, Scamio combines artificial intelligence (AI) with its own threat detection and protection technology, making it capable of detecting even complex social engineering techniques.
Being browser-based, Scamio can run on any device that supports a browser and on any operating system.
“The rapid rise of AI adoption by cyber criminals to dupe people out of money, steal personal information, and infiltrate their digital lives has become a true game changer,” Ciprian Istrate, senior vice-president of operations, consumer solutions group at Bitdefender, said in a statement.
“Online scams that were once easy to spot have become difficult to detect with the naked eye. Scamio evens the playing field by giving reliable probability of malicious activity based on message content and context. It’s like having a personal assistant you can always talk to and rely on to help protect your digital life.”
While it’s free to use, Scamio does require registration and account set-up. It’s also likely to come to WhatsApp and Telegram in the future.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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