AUCKLAND, June 26, 2025 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced the launch of Scam Radar, an innovative new feature within the Trend Micro ScamCheck app. Scam Radar offers real-time protection by identifying scam tactics utilised by cybercriminals as they happen, alerting users early and empowering them to take action before any harm is done.
Unlike traditional scam detection tools which primarily look at a specific piece of content, website or a suspicious phone number, Scam Radar represents a transformative step in personal cybersecurity. It analyses different communication methods used by scammers in a coordinated fashion such as SMS, websites, and messaging apps along with potential user behaviours that together may lead to the targeting of a potential victim by a scammer.
This new capability is trained on many of the typical sequences used by scammers; when any of these tactics are detected, users will receive timely alerts and tailored guidance early in the scam targeting process to interrupt the work of the scammer and help consumers avoid potential financial loss or exposure of their personal information.
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Scam Radar works seamlessly in the background, providing round-the-clock monitoring of scam tactics typically used in investment, government impersonation, shopping, loan and delivery scams. Consumers are warned at both early and later stages of a scam targeting scheme, giving the user enough time to act as soon as possible; Scam Radar also continues to provide protection, warnings and guidance if a user proceeds to follow the scammer’s intended path.
With the recent wave of publicised data breaches along with current geopolitical uncertainty, cybercriminals could be taking advantage of this moment and of any illegitimately obtained personal information to target millions of consumers with highly targeted scams.
Trend Micro recommends consumers use a triple protection approach: vigilance over what they are consuming online and how they are consuming it, good digital habits such as strong password practices or employing a password manager, and finally, utilising technology tools that are both effective and cost-efficient in supplementing their good digital habits.
With Scam Radar, users gain a valuable digital ally – one that detects deception in real time and enables faster, safer decision-making. It is also a practical tool for individuals helping loved ones navigate digital threats, such as elderly family members or those less familiar with scam tactics.
The newest version of Trend Micro ScamCheck with the Scam Radar capability is available now in the Apple App Store and Google Play stores.
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