Voice Security In the News

Curated news stories about robocalls, TDoS attacks, spoofing, phone fraud, and other voice network security & trust issues. 

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go to Study Shows Robocalls Are Big Problem, Offers Suggestions

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Moody on the Market

Study Shows Robocalls Are Big Problem, Offers Suggestions

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#Vishing
#Robocalls
#AI
neon sign says do not trust robots

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CNN

How an AI Granny is Combating Phone Scams

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#Robocalls
#AI
senior woman smiling during video call in kitchen

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The Guardian

‘Quishing’, ‘vishing’ and AI scams – the new cybercriminal techniques duping Australians

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#Cybersecurity
#Quishing
#Vishing
smiling cartoon demon holds two mobile phones

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CBS 12 News

Scammers Still Prefer the Phone

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#Robocalls
#Vishing
#Impersonation
suspicious hacker works in a dark server room connecting wires

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Dark Reading

Vishing, Mishing Go Next-Level With FakeCall Android Malware

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#Cybersecurity
#Spoofing
#Vishing
futuristic robot holds mobile phone as if checking text messages

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TechTarget

How AI is making phishing attacks more dangerous

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Vishing
professional woman checks messages on mobile phone while using laptop

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BusinessTech

Absa fraud warning – including a rise in kidnappings

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#Financial Fraud
#Smishing
#Spoofing
#Vishing
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Darktrace

From Call to Compromise: Darktrace’s Response to a Vishing-Induced Network Attack

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#Cybersecurity
#Vishing
close-up of digital electoral map

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Reuters

Consultant fined $6 million for using AI to fake Biden’s voice in robocalls

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#AI
#Deepfake
#FCC
#Robocalls
antique wooden sign says come in we're open

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No Jitter

Collaboration and Communications Security is Still Lacking

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#AI
#Robocalls
#Spam
#Spoofing
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
#Vishing
close-up photo of creepy looking spider

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Dark Reading

Socially Savvy Scattered Spider Traps Cloud Admins in Web

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#Financial Fraud
#Smishing
#Vishing
hand fans cash

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HelpNet Security

The attack with many names: SMS Toll Fraud

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#SMS Fraud
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
shot of broadcaset antenna tower through chainlink fence

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Dark Reading

How Telecom Vulnerabilities Can Be a Threat to Cybersecurity Posture

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#Authentication
#TDoS
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
go to Understanding Social Engineering Tactics: 8 Attacks to Watch Out For

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Fortra

Understanding Social Engineering Tactics: 8 Attacks to Watch Out For

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to FCC proposes consumer protections for AI-generated robocalls

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Security Magazine

FCC proposes consumer protections for AI-generated robocalls

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#AI
#Deepfake
#FCC
#Robocalls
go to This Caller Does Not Exist: Using AI to Conduct Vishing Attacks

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Security Boulevard

This Caller Does Not Exist: Using AI to Conduct Vishing Attacks

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Vishing
go to AI speech generator ‘reaches human parity’ — but it’s too dangerous to release, scientists say

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Live Science

AI speech generator ‘reaches human parity’ — but it’s too dangerous to release, scientists say

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Vishing
go to Ransomware hits CDK Global, public sector targets in June

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Tech Target

Ransomware hits CDK Global, public sector targets in June

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Cybersecurity
#Ransom
#Vishing
go to Feds Warn of Phishing and Social Engineering Campaign Targeting Healthcare Organizations

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HIPAA Journal

Feds Warn of Phishing and Social Engineering Campaign Targeting Healthcare Organizations

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#Financial Fraud
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to Study: 10% of Companies Have Been Targeted by Deepfakes

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Tech.Co

Study: 10% of Companies Have Been Targeted by Deepfakes

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#AI
#Cybersecurity
#Deepfake
go to Widespread Vishing Effort Impersonates CISA Staff

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Dark Reading

Widespread Vishing Effort Impersonates CISA Staff

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#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to Is Your Business Under Attack From AI?

Is Your Business Under Attack From AI?

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Vishing
go to How to navigate social engineering tactics for stronger employee and data security

How to navigate social engineering tactics for stronger employee and data security

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#Phishing
#Smishing
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to The Evolving Nature of Social Engineering Claims

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Aon

The Evolving Nature of Social Engineering Claims

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#AI
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

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Associated Press

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Robocalls
go to 500 Victims In, Black Basta Reinvents With Novel Vishing Strategy

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Dark Reading

500 Victims In, Black Basta Reinvents With Novel Vishing Strategy

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#Impostor Scam
#Spam
#Spear Phishing
#Vishing
go to Keepnet’s Research Unveiled that 70% of Organizations Share Sensitive Data on Vishing Calls

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PR Newswire

Keepnet’s Research Unveiled that 70% of Organizations Share Sensitive Data on Vishing Calls

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#AI
#Cybersecurity
#Vishing
go to Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?

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LA Times

Will hackers, trolls and AI deepfakes upset the 2024 election?

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Robocalls
go to LastPass users targeted by vishing attackers

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HelpNet Security

LastPass users targeted by vishing attackers

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#Smishing
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to Enterprises face significant losses from mobile fraud

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HelpNet Security

Enterprises face significant losses from mobile fraud

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#AI
#Smishing
#Vishing
go to How Businesses Can Best Protect Themselves from Deepfakes

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Cheddar

How Businesses Can Best Protect Themselves from Deepfakes

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#Deepfake
#Social Engineering
go to Report finds more than a fifth of S&P 500 firms hit by data breaches in 2023

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siliconANGLE

Report finds more than a fifth of S&P 500 firms hit by data breaches in 2023

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#Data Breach
#Social Engineering
go to Don’t Answer the Phone: Inside a Real-Life Vishing Attack

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Dark Reading

Don’t Answer the Phone: Inside a Real-Life Vishing Attack

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#Impostor Scam
#Vishing
go to Political operative and firms behind Biden AI robocall sued for thousands

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The Guardian

Political operative and firms behind Biden AI robocall sued for thousands

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Impostor Scam
#Robocalls
go to Sophisticated Vishing Campaigns Take World by Storm

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Dark Reading

Sophisticated Vishing Campaigns Take World by Storm

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#Impostor Scam
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to The evolution of phishing: vishing & quishing

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Tech Radar

The evolution of phishing: vishing & quishing

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#Phishing
#Quishing
#Vishing
go to Vishing, smishing, and phishing attacks skyrocket 1,265% post-ChatGPT

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HelpNet Security

Vishing, smishing, and phishing attacks skyrocket 1,265% post-ChatGPT

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#Call Authentication
#Phishing
#Smishing
#Vishing
go to FTC warns of scammers after NY Mag finance columnist lost $50K in voice phishing hoax

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New York Post

FTC warns of scammers after NY Mag finance columnist lost $50K in voice phishing hoax

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#FTC
#Impostor Scam
#Vishing
go to 4 Ways Hackers use Social Engineering to Bypass MFA

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The Hacker News

4 Ways Hackers use Social Engineering to Bypass MFA

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#Call Center Fraud
#MFA
#Sim Swapping
#Social Engineering
#Spoofing
go to How to recognize a vishing scam and protect yourself from attack

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CNBC

How to recognize a vishing scam and protect yourself from attack

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#Financial Fraud
#Impostor Scam
#Vishing
go to Three trends to watch for in the looming ‘credentials crisis’

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SC Media

Three trends to watch for in the looming ‘credentials crisis’

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#Data Breach
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to If You Hear This 4-Word Phrase When You Pick Up the Phone, Hang Up Immediately

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Reader's Digest

If You Hear This 4-Word Phrase When You Pick Up the Phone, Hang Up Immediately

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#AI
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
go to Hospital IT help desks targeted by sophisticated social engineering schemes

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American Hospital Association

Hospital IT help desks targeted by sophisticated social engineering schemes

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#Authentication
#Financial Fraud
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Social Engineering
go to The Complete Guide to Smishing (SMS Phishing)

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Security Boulevard

The Complete Guide to Smishing (SMS Phishing)

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#Impostor Scam
#Phishing
#Smishing
#Spear Phishing
#Whaling
go to FTC reaches settlement with XCast Labs over illegal robocalls

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Reuters

FTC reaches settlement with XCast Labs over illegal robocalls

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#Phishing
#Robocalls
go to Vishing Attacks Crest $1B: How MSSPs Can Help

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MSSP Alert

Vishing Attacks Crest $1B: How MSSPs Can Help

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#Call Center Security
#Impostor Scam
#Ransom
#Vishing
go to That call center tech scammer could be a human trafficking victim

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The Register

That call center tech scammer could be a human trafficking victim

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#Call Center Fraud
go to ChatGPT tool could be abused by scammers and hackers

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BBC

ChatGPT tool could be abused by scammers and hackers

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#AI
#Smishing
go to Senator Introduces Legislation Targeting AI Phone Scams

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Government Technology

Senator Introduces Legislation Targeting AI Phone Scams

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#AI
#Do Not Call
#Elder Fraud
#Robocalls
#Spoofing
go to European Police Take Down $9m Vishing Gang

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Info-Security Group

European Police Take Down $9m Vishing Gang

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Financial Fraud
#Vishing
go to Canadian Telecom Summit: AI taking phone fraud to new heights

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IT World Canada

Canadian Telecom Summit: AI taking phone fraud to new heights

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#AI
#Robocalls
#Vishing
go to MGM and Caesars Attacks Highlight Social Engineering Risks

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Dark Reading

MGM and Caesars Attacks Highlight Social Engineering Risks

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#Call Center Fraud
#Impostor Scam
#MFA
#Phishing
#Vishing
go to The White House Wants to Wield the Terrifying Power of AI Against Robocalls

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Gizmodo

The White House Wants to Wield the Terrifying Power of AI Against Robocalls

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Robocalls
go to Vishing: How hackers and cybercriminals use voice calls to steal money from your bank account

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The Times of India

Vishing: How hackers and cybercriminals use voice calls to steal money from your bank account

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#Financial Fraud
#Vishing
go to The most insane “robocall mitigation plans” that telcos filed with the FCC

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ars Technica

The most insane “robocall mitigation plans” that telcos filed with the FCC

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#FCC
#Robocalls
go to Fla. call center manager convicted in $67M fraudulent testing scheme

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LabPulse.com

Fla. call center manager convicted in $67M fraudulent testing scheme

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Impostor Scam
go to USPS Anchors Snowballing Smishing Campaigns

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Dark Reading

USPS Anchors Snowballing Smishing Campaigns

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#Impostor Scam
#Smishing
go to The Caller ID Conundrum: The Challenge and Solution in Restoring Trust in the Public Telephone Network

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Telecom Reseller

The Caller ID Conundrum: The Challenge and Solution in Restoring Trust in the Public Telephone Network

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#Call Branding
#STIR/SHAKEN
go to Who’s Calling?: Augment Your Collections Strategy by Telling Consumers Who’s on the Line

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Inside ARM

Who’s Calling?: Augment Your Collections Strategy by Telling Consumers Who’s on the Line

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#Call Branding
go to Think you can spot an AI phone scam? Think again.

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12 News

Think you can spot an AI phone scam? Think again.

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#AI
#Financial Fraud
#Ransom
go to Thousands of scammers impersonate finance watchdog

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BBC

Thousands of scammers impersonate finance watchdog

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#Financial Fraud
#Impostor Scam
#Spoofing
go to Las Vegas Call Center Owner Charged After Fraud, Feds Reveal

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casino.org

Las Vegas Call Center Owner Charged After Fraud, Feds Reveal

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#Financial Fraud
#Impostor Scam
go to Fake call center ‘duping’ US citizens raided in Hyderabad, 115 Fraudsters Held

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The Times of India

Fake call center ‘duping’ US citizens raided in Hyderabad, 115 Fraudsters Held

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#Call Center Fraud
#VoIP
go to Russia accuses Ukraine of orchestrating a phone scam scheme to trick elderly Russians into setting military recruitment offices on fire amid string of arson attacks

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Business Insider

Russia accuses Ukraine of orchestrating a phone scam scheme to trick elderly Russians into setting military recruitment offices on fire amid string of arson attacks

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#Elder Fraud
#Impostor Scam
#Phone Scam
go to SMS Fraud Takes A Toll: The Evolving Threat of SMS Pumping and Toll Fraud

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Security Boulevard

SMS Fraud Takes A Toll: The Evolving Threat of SMS Pumping and Toll Fraud

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#SMS Fraud
#SMS Pumping
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
go to Feds announce results of their crackdown on telemarketers

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New Santa Ana

Feds announce results of their crackdown on telemarketers

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#Elder Fraud
#FCC
#Financial Fraud
#Impostor Scam
#Robocalls
#Vishing
go to What Is Smishing? Definition, Examples & Protection

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Forbes

What Is Smishing? Definition, Examples & Protection

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#Financial Fraud
#Smishing
#Spoofing
go to 3 Tips for Healthcare Organizations to Guard Against Vishing and Smishing

3 Tips for Healthcare Organizations to Guard Against Vishing and Smishing

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Smishing
#Vishing
go to Captive Audience: Why Contact Center Employees Make Ideal Vishing Targets

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Forbes

Captive Audience: Why Contact Center Employees Make Ideal Vishing Targets

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#AI
#Call Center Fraud
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to FIRESIDE CHAT: Outrageous phone bills stun businesses targeted for ‘SMS toll fraud’

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Security Boulevard

FIRESIDE CHAT: Outrageous phone bills stun businesses targeted for ‘SMS toll fraud’

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#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
go to The rise of AI phone scams

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Business Insider

The rise of AI phone scams

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#AI
#Impostor Scam
#Vishing
go to A 3-hour phone call that brought her to tears: Imposter scams cost Americans billions

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NPR

A 3-hour phone call that brought her to tears: Imposter scams cost Americans billions

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#Impostor Scam
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to Generative AI is making voice scams easier to believe

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Axios

Generative AI is making voice scams easier to believe

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#AI
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to FCC orders Avid Telecom to stop health insurance-related robocalls

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Engadget

FCC orders Avid Telecom to stop health insurance-related robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls
go to Now Social Engineering Attackers Have AI. Do You?

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SecurityIntelligence

Now Social Engineering Attackers Have AI. Do You?

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#AI
#Social Engineering
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to iSpoof Admin Gets Up to 13 Years in 115M Euro Vishing Fraud

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BankInfoSecurity

iSpoof Admin Gets Up to 13 Years in 115M Euro Vishing Fraud

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#Financial Fraud
#Robocalls
#Vishing
go to How Social Engineering Attacks Target CEOs

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Security Boulevard

How Social Engineering Attacks Target CEOs

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#Phishing
#Smishing
#Social Engineering
#Spear Phishing
go to Call Center Security Equals Customer Satisfaction

Call Center Security Equals Customer Satisfaction

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#Call Center Security
#Data Breach
go to Robocalls keep coming: Here’s how consumers can minimize the calls

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CBS News

Robocalls keep coming: Here’s how consumers can minimize the calls

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Do Not Call
#FCC
#Robocalls
go to Scam Calls and New Technology

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Erie News Now

Scam Calls and New Technology

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#AI
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to Permiso Discovers Smishing Attack to Steal AWS Credentials

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Security Boulevard

Permiso Discovers Smishing Attack to Steal AWS Credentials

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#Cybersecurity
#Smishing
go to The Human Factor In Cybersecurity: Understanding Social Engineering

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Forbes

The Human Factor In Cybersecurity: Understanding Social Engineering

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#AI
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to AI can replicate voices in high-tech phone call scams, FTC warns

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NBC News

AI can replicate voices in high-tech phone call scams, FTC warns

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#AI
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Impostor Scam
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to Tired of Scam Text Messages? The FCC Cracks Down

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Kiplinger

Tired of Scam Text Messages? The FCC Cracks Down

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#FCC
#IRS
#Smishing
go to Scam Robocalls Forecast to Cost $58bn This Year

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Info-Security Group

Scam Robocalls Forecast to Cost $58bn This Year

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#Fraud Prevention
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN
go to Does Your Help Desk Know Who’s Calling?

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The Hacker News

Does Your Help Desk Know Who’s Calling?

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#Social Engineering
#Spoofing
#Vishing
go to Hello? Is That a Cybercriminal? A Look at Vishing Attacks

Hello? Is That a Cybercriminal? A Look at Vishing Attacks

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#AI
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?

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HelpNet Security

What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?

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#Smishing
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to AiThority Interview with Lori Anne, Director of Product Development & Management at Verizon

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AiThority

AiThority Interview with Lori Anne, Director of Product Development & Management at Verizon

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#Ransom
#Robocalls
#Spoofing
#TDoS
#Verizon
go to Branded Caller ID: The Pros And Cons In The Battle Against Phone Scams

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Forbes

Branded Caller ID: The Pros And Cons In The Battle Against Phone Scams

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#Call Authentication
#Call Branding
go to A New Scam Is Making the Rounds Just in Time for Tax Season

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The Street

A New Scam Is Making the Rounds Just in Time for Tax Season

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#Financial Fraud
#IRS
#Phone Scam
#Vishing
go to Smishing: The new year is here — and so are new scams

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Security Boulevard

Smishing: The new year is here — and so are new scams

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#Financial Fraud
#Phishing
#Smishing
go to U.S. Attorney’s Office Warns Residents About Scam Calls Demanding Money

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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney’s Office Warns Residents About Scam Calls Demanding Money

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Department of Justice
#Financial Fraud
#Phone Scam
go to Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Adopt Robust Encryption Methods

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The Hacker News

Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Adopt Robust Encryption Methods

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#Phishing
#Ransom
#TOAD
#Vishing
go to Recent phishing attacks shatter confidence in cybersecurity controls

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The Edge Singapore

Recent phishing attacks shatter confidence in cybersecurity controls

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#Phishing
#Smishing
#TOAD
go to AI-armed cyberattacks may get lethal in next 5 years, warns report

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Interesting Engineering

AI-armed cyberattacks may get lethal in next 5 years, warns report

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#AI
#Deepfake
#Phishing
#Vishing
go to FCC orders block on company tied to fraudulent student loan robocalls

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NBC News

FCC orders block on company tied to fraudulent student loan robocalls

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#FCC
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
go to How To Uncover And Prevent Telecom Fraud On CPaaS Platforms

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Forbes

How To Uncover And Prevent Telecom Fraud On CPaaS Platforms

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#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
go to Putting The Power Of Call Branding Where It Belongs: In The Hands Of Companies

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Forbes

Putting The Power Of Call Branding Where It Belongs: In The Hands Of Companies

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#Call Branding
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#CNAM
#Outbound Call Trust
go to Luna Moth Gang Invests in Call Centers to Target Businesses with Callback Phishing Campaigns

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The Hacker News

Luna Moth Gang Invests in Call Centers to Target Businesses with Callback Phishing Campaigns

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#Hackers
#Phishing
#Phone Scam
#Remote Security
go to 11 Types of Social Engineering Attacks

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Checkpoint

11 Types of Social Engineering Attacks

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#Fraud Prevention
#Smishing
#Vishing
go to Multichannel Phishing Extends to Threats Beyond Email

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EdTech Magazine

Multichannel Phishing Extends to Threats Beyond Email

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#Phishing
#Smishing
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to PA Attorney General Files Suit against NY-Based Fluent for Their Role in the Illegal Distribution of Robocalls to PA Consumers

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attorneygeneral.gov

PA Attorney General Files Suit against NY-Based Fluent for Their Role in the Illegal Distribution of Robocalls to PA Consumers

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#Robocalls
go to Culprit Behind Twilio Hack Traced to Earlier Vishing Attack That Nabbed Employee Credentials

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CPO Magazine

Culprit Behind Twilio Hack Traced to Earlier Vishing Attack That Nabbed Employee Credentials

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#Smishing
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to SMiShing in Social Engineering News

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Security Boulevard

SMiShing in Social Engineering News

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#Cybersecurity
#Smishing
go to Hackers Using Vishing to Trick Victims into Installing Android Banking Malware

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The Hacker News

Hackers Using Vishing to Trick Victims into Installing Android Banking Malware

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#Financial Fraud
#Hackers
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to What Is a Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) Attack?

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Make Use Of

What Is a Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS) Attack?

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Hackers
#TDoS
go to Rossen Reports: We found something more annoying than robocalls

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WCVB

Rossen Reports: We found something more annoying than robocalls

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#Robocalls
#Smishing
go to “Google Voice Scam” targeting people selling items online

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CBS News

“Google Voice Scam” targeting people selling items online

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#Phone Scam
go to New York Man Enters Guilty Plea to Laundering Monies Connected to Proceeds from Facilitating Fraudulent Robocalls

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Department of Justice

New York Man Enters Guilty Plea to Laundering Monies Connected to Proceeds from Facilitating Fraudulent Robocalls

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
go to What is Vishing and Is It A Threat to Your Business?

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Security Boulevard

What is Vishing and Is It A Threat to Your Business?

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#Phone Scam
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to How can companies keep up with social engineering attacks?

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Security Magazine

How can companies keep up with social engineering attacks?

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#AI
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to Shaking up caller ID

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Capacity Media

Shaking up caller ID

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN
go to HC3 alerts to social engineering risk, rise in vishing attacks on healthcare

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SC Media

HC3 alerts to social engineering risk, rise in vishing attacks on healthcare

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#Phone Scam
#Ransom
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to A monumental case looks to crack open the world of auto-warranty robocalls

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CNN

A monumental case looks to crack open the world of auto-warranty robocalls

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
go to Conti Cybercrime Cartel Using ‘BazarCall’ Phishing Attacks as Initial Attack Vector

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The Hacker News

Conti Cybercrime Cartel Using ‘BazarCall’ Phishing Attacks as Initial Attack Vector

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#Phishing
#Phone Scam
#Social Engineering
go to The Robocalls Problem Is So Bad That the FCC Actually Did Something

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Scientific American

The Robocalls Problem Is So Bad That the FCC Actually Did Something

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
go to FCC’s New Proposed Rules Would Apply Traffic-Pumping Triggers to VoIP Providers

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Duane Morris Techlaw

FCC’s New Proposed Rules Would Apply Traffic-Pumping Triggers to VoIP Providers

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#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
go to Nearly half of organizations experienced a vishing or social engineering attack in the last year

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SC Media

Nearly half of organizations experienced a vishing or social engineering attack in the last year

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#Phone Scam
#Smishing
#Social Engineering
#Vishing
go to The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money

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Washington Post

The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money

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#Phone Scam
#Spoofing
go to Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up

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Wired

Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up

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#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN
go to 5 social engineering assumptions that are wrong

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CSO

5 social engineering assumptions that are wrong

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#Fraud Prevention
#Phone Scam
#Social Engineering
go to Proofpoint: Social engineering attacks slipping past users

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Tech Target

Proofpoint: Social engineering attacks slipping past users

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#Phone Scam
#Social Engineering
go to Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell

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Wired

Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
go to Vishing attacks: What they are and how organizations can protect themselves

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HelpNet Security

Vishing attacks: What they are and how organizations can protect themselves

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#Phone Scam
#Smishing
#STIR/SHAKEN
#Vishing
go to Phone scammers manage to secure $39.5 Billion by fraud this year

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Digital Information World

Phone scammers manage to secure $39.5 Billion by fraud this year

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#Phone Scam
go to FCC taking action to stop foreign robocalls following request from Attorney General Moody

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Ocala-News

FCC taking action to stop foreign robocalls following request from Attorney General Moody

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN
go to Attackers turn to vishing: 550 percent increase seen in vishing attacks

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Continuity Central

Attackers turn to vishing: 550 percent increase seen in vishing attacks

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#Phone Scam
#Vishing
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SC Media

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Security Boulevard

Social Engineering News: Vishing

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First Coast News

‘It looks like this is the real deal’: Jacksonville man warns of DNA test scam

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AARP

Overseas Call Centers Bombard People They Target for Fraud

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Seattle Times

WA launches new way to report illegal robocalls

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Ridgway Record

Spring is in the air, along with new phone scams targeting local seniors

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Tech Republic

Microsoft Warns of Phone-Based Social Engineering Attacks

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ABC News

How to spot scam artists impersonating the IRS

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USA Today

10 Russia-Ukraine war scams hitting you via email, phone, and social media

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NPR

Student loan scams are on the rise as the pause on payments is due to expire

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CNBC

Fraudsters are using bots to drain cryptocurrency accounts

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AARP

Phone Calls for Donations to the Police Could be a Scam

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AARP

10 Essentials to Protect Your Loved One — and Yourself — From Fraud

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The Gadsden Times

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The Columbus Dispatch

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NEWS9

TCSO Warns Tulsans About ‘Convincing’ Phone Scams

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JD Supra

Sounds Phishy – The Rise of Vishing Scams

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NPR

Criminal hackers are now going after phone lines, too

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USA Today

From buying call lists to going straight to voicemail, robocallers try new tactics to evade crackdowns

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Bloomberg

When a Hacker Calls: How Robinhood Fell Victim to a Vishing Raid

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Info-Security Group

SEC Warning as Phishing and Vishing Attacks Mount

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KKTV

Voice of the consumer: Veterans more likely to fall for scams

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Gothamist

NY Moves To Crack Down On Robocalls. Don’t Expect The Scammers To Go Quietly

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Forbes

Robocalls, Still The Bane Of Our Existence

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CNN

Indiana’s attorney general sues companies blamed for millions of robocalls across the US

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Vice

There Is No Escape From America’s Robocall Hell

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Tech Radar

FCC unveils its methods to stop SIM swapping scams and robocalls

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Yahoo Finance

Juniper Research: Robocall Fraud to Cost Consumers $40 Billion Globally in 2022, as Standardised Mitigation Frameworks Become Priority

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

Leader of massive robocall scam with 4,000 victims in the U.S. gets 22-year prison term

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Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls

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BBC

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National Law Review

FCC Adopts Two Items, Continues to Tackle Robocalls at August Open Meeting

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NPR

Opinion: “Hello? Hello?” The Pain Of Pandemic Robocalls

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Moneyweb

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Kait8

New FCC rule aims to curb scam calls

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NBC News

NJ Septic Company That Made 45 Million Robocalls Fined, Ordered to Dissolve

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SC Media

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Newswise

DHS Awards Nearly $1M to Small Business to Secure NG9-1-1 Multimedia Content

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T-Mobile and Verizon Have Implemented the FCC’s Anti-Spoofing system

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CNET

Robocalls Are Out Of Control. But That Could All Change Today

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go to Americans Lost $29.8 Billion to Phone Scams Alone Over the Past Year

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CNBC

Americans Lost $29.8 Billion to Phone Scams Alone Over the Past Year

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National Law Review

FCC Reminders RE STIR/SHAKEN and Robocall Mitigation Database

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National Law Review

FCC Adopts Rules for Online Robocall Reporting Portal

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Vishing, Doxing, and the Ruthlessness of Ransomware Gangs

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JD Supra

Phishing, Vishing, and Smishing—Your Employees Need to Know the Newest Schemes

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SC Media

Hybrid Phishing/Vishing Attacks Imitate Business Workflows

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ThreatPost

Geek Squad Vishing Attack Bypasses Email Security to Hit 25K Mailboxes

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ACA International

FCC Adopts Order Under TRACED Act for Reporting Unlawful Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
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Health IT

Hospitals Held for Ransom by Flood of Robocalls: 5 Details

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WeLive Security

Vishing: How to Avoid Getting Scammed

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Make Use Of

What is Vishing? The Voice Phishing Social Engineering Scam Explained

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NBC News

Pandemic Lockdowns Have Curbed Robocalls. The Telecom Industry Is Trying To Keep Them From Coming Back.

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ACA International

FCC Proposes Earlier Caller ID Authentication Deadline for Small Voice Service Providers

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Pacific Business News

Bank of Hawaii Issues Vishing Fraud Warning

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PRNewswire

Just Under 4 Billion Robocalls in May Mark 9.9% Monthly Drop, Says YouMail Robocall Index

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National Law Review

FCC to Establish Online Portal for Submitting Suspected Robocall and Spoofing Information

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ZDNet

Fraudsters employ Amazon ‘vishing’ attacks in fake order scams

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ACA International

FCC to Consider Proposed Rulemaking on Call Authentication

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AARP

Americans Bombarded with Robocalls from Amazon Impostors

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CNBC

Biden signs executive order to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses after Colonial Pipeline hack

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Tech Republic

Vishing attacks spoof Amazon to try to steal your credit card information

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S&P Global Market Intelligence

FCC wants to cut robocalls from smaller operators

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NBC News

Why cybercriminals looking to steal personal info are using text messages as bait

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The Economist

New technology has enabled cyber-crime on an industrial scale

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Engadget

The FCC is going to hold providers accountable for anti-robocall efforts

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ACA International

FCC Launches Robocall Mitigation Database for Voice Service Providers

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PRNewswire

Robocall Record: 7.4 Billion Spam Texts Surpass Total Robocalls By More Than 1 Billion Messages In March 2021

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Business2Community

Booking.com Fined Following Vishing Attack

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AARP

Lessons from Inside the Fraud Factory

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Forbes

The Supreme Court Just Gutted A Thirty-Year-Old Law Against Robocalls

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NPR

Rise of the Robocall

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USA Today

FCC enforces largest fine ever against telemarketers who made 1 billion robocalls

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CNN

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PRNewswire

4.6 Billion Robocalls in February Mark 15.1% Monthly Increase

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Business Insider

Spam robocalls became profitable scams by exploiting the phone system, but you can stop them

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Robocalls keep spamming Americans, in part because of their cyber tools

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SecurityIntelligence

FBI Warns Against Vishing Scams Over VoIP

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Fortune

You aren’t alone: Why Americans will receive 48 billion robocalls this year

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TechGenix

FBI Warns of Denial-of-Service Attacks Against Emergency Call Centers

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WeLive Security

TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI

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Smishing and Vishing: Explained and Explored

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USA Today

Robocalls and scam calls persist during pandemic, so Americans have stopped answering the phone

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PRNewswire

Just Over 4 Billion Robocalls in January Mark 3.7% Monthly Increase, Says YouMail Robocall Index

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Security Boulevard

Acting Skills Helped Me Become a Vishing Professional

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Human Resources Director

Phishing scam uses voice calls to ‘trick’ enterprise employees

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Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?

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Analyzing the 2020 Twitter Attack

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Tech Target

FBI warns against vishing attacks targeting enterprises

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Nieman Labs

Bad actors are returning to old-school methods of sowing chaos

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PRNewswire

3.9 Billion Robocalls in December Mark Roughly 2% Monthly Decrease

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KnowTechie

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The Daily Swig

T-Mobile data breach: ‘Malicious, unauthorized’ hack exposes customer call information

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FCC Issues Voluntary Caller ID Authentication Best Practices for Voice Service Providers

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
go to Robocall Crackdown to Be Policed With U.S. Phone Company Help

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Bloomberg

Robocall Crackdown to Be Policed With U.S. Phone Company Help

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FCC Moves to Stop “One-Ring” Scams

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#TRACED Act

Contact Center Fraud Sees a COVID-Induced Spike

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#Covid-19
#Crisis Exploitation
#Financial Fraud

No One Wants to Pick Up the Phone for an Unfamiliar Number—and It’s Hurting Contact Tracing

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#Caller-ID Spoofing

FCC Issues Final Rule on Caller ID Authentication

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#Caller-ID Spoofing

Over 4.25 Billion Robocalls in October Mark Nearly 12% Monthly Increase

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Deepfake Voice Technology Iterates on Old Phishing Strategies

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Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams

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VoIP Business Phone System Hack Hits Over a Thousand Businesses

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#VoIP Security

FCC Moves to Crack Down on Gaming of Toll-Free Call Charges

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#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping

Suspicious robocall campaign warning people to ‘stay home’ spooks voters nationwide

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FCC Fines Company $37.5M For Spoofing Calls

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Americans Bombarded by 9.4 Billion Political Robocalls This Year

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#Robocalls

Threats Targeting VoIP Networks As Usage Surges During Pandemic

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#TDoS
#Toll Fraud
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More Than 3.8 Billion Robocalls in September Mark 4% Monthly Increase

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DHS Funds SecureLogix to Develop Risk Assessment Modeling Tool

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#Risk Assessment Modeling

FCC Adopts Caller ID Authentication Rules in Advance of Meeting

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC

Vishing At The Ritz: There’s A New Type Of Cybercrime In Town

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#Vishing

DHS Awards $1.96M to SecureLogix and Achilles Heel Technologies to Develop Network Modeling Tools

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#Homeland Security
#Network Modeling

FTC Settles First Case Against VOIP Provider for Allowing Illegal Robocalls

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#Robocalls

FCC to Consider Caller ID Authentication Report and Order at Sept. 30 Meeting

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC

7 Steps to Restoring Trust in Business Telephone Calls

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#STIR/SHAKEN

Almost 3.7 Billion Robocalls in August Mark 1% Monthly Increase

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#Robocalls

RoboCallers Hit with Permanent Injunction by Courts

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#Robocalls

Work-from-home call centers have the attention of fraudsters

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The Real Reason Contact Tracing Is Doomed in the US: Spam Calls

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#Voice Spam

Why “Vishing” is the Bad Word of the Week

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#Vishing

FBI, CISA Echo Warnings on Vishing Threat

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#Covid-19
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#Vishing

Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs

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Sophisticated Phone Spear Phishing Attacks are Targeting Top Companies

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Telephony honeypot receives 1.5 million robocalls in less than a year

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#Robocalls

The Secret SIMs Used By Criminals to Spoof Any Number

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3.6 Billion Robocalls in July Mark 9% Monthly Increase

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#Robocalls

Robocall Protection Group Tasked With Preventing Unlawful Robocalls to Hospitals

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This is what a Deepfake Voice Clone Used in a Fraud Attempt Sounds Like

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#Phone Scam

FCC: Phone Carriers that Profit from Robocalls Could Have All Calls Blocked

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Florida Sheriff’s Office Phone Lines Held for Ransom

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#TDoS

FCC Boosts Ability of Phone Companies to Block Robocalls

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#Robocalls

How to protect against TDoS attacks

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#TDoS

Over 3.3 Billion Robocalls in June Mark 11% Monthly Increase

Deepfakes and Synthetic Media in the Financial System: Assessing Threat Scenarios

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#Financial Fraud

Supreme Court Prohibits Mobile Phone Robocalls To Collect Federal Debt

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#Robocalls

FCC Proposes $225M Fine for Spoofed Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

CISA Releases Guide on TDoS-Based Attacks to Emergency 911

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#TDoS

Three Billion Robocalls In May – A Three Percent Monthly Increase

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#Robocalls

COVID-19 Crisis Accelerates Rise of Virtual Call Centers

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#Covid-19

Vishing Explained: How Voice Phishing Attacks Scam Victims

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SecureLogix on Alert for Coronavirus-Related Attacks

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#Covid-19
#SecureLogix

Digital Defense Offers Free Ransomware Assessments for Healthcare

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#Cybersecurity
#Healthcare
#Hospitals

Robocalls are about to get a lot worse – here’s why

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#Robocalls

The Telecom Industry Strikes Back Against Robocalls

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#Robocalls

Preventing Account Takeover and Social Engineering Attacks

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Robocalls dropped by 30% in April because of the pandemic

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#Robocalls

FCC Adopts Rules Strengthening Penalties for Illegal Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#TRACED Act

Only 41% of Cybersecurity Teams Can Securely Work Remotely

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#Covid-19
#Cybersecurity
#Remote Security

Vishing Attacks Increase During COVID-19

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#Covid-19
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#Vishing

Phone Spoofing Fraud Scam Tricks Security Expert and his Bank

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Financial Fraud

Healthcare system braces for increase in cyberattacks

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#TDoS

Beware of these fake text messages and robocalls going around about the coronavirus

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#Covid-19
#Crisis Exploitation
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As cyber attacks grow, doctors and hospitals struggle to update security measures

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#Hospitals

FBI sees 400% spike in cyber crime reports during coronavirus pandemic

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#FBI
#Hackers

Employee Account Takeover in the Age of COVID-19

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#Account Takeover(ATO)
#Covid-19
#Hackers

Hospitals face a surge of cyberattacks during the Covid-19 pandemic

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#Covid-19
#Cybersecurity
#Hackers
#Healthcare
#Hospitals

SHUT DOWN: Court Relies On YouMail and Nomorobo Data to Issue Nation’s First Order Shutting Down a US Telecommunication Carrier for Allowing Fraudulent Robocalls

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#Department of Justice
#Robocalls
#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Ransomware and DDoS attacks: Cybercrooks are stepping up their activities in the midst of coronavirus

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#Covid-19
#Cybersecurity

You Can Thank the Coronavirus for Plunge in Robocalls

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#Covid-19
#Robocalls

Justice Department Obtains Injunctions against Telecom Carriers for Transmission of Robocalls

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#Call Security
#Department of Justice
#Robocalls
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping

COVID-19 Social Engineering Attacks

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Spoofing
#Vishing

Security Experts Battle Hackers, COVID-19 Cyberattacks

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#Covid-19
#Cybersecurity
#Hackers

Health Sector at High Risk for COVID-19 TDoS Attacks

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#Covid-19
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#TDoS

FTC Warns of “spoofed” emails, text messages, and phone calls that claim to be from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

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#Account Takeover(ATO)
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Covid-19
#Spoofing

Study: Next Generation 911 Services ‘Highly Vulnerable to Cyber Attack’

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#TDoS

Confessions of a Call Center Scammer

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#Call Center Fraud

FCC to require anti-robocall tech after “voluntary” plan didn’t work out

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#Department of Justice
#FCC
#Robocalls

DHS Alerts Public of Phone Spoofing Scams on National ‘Slam the Scam’ Day

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#Homeland Security
#Spoofing

Hackers Target Companies with Coronavirus Scams

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#Covid-19
#Hackers

Study Finds Unwanted Robocalls up 49% in One Year

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#Robocalls

New App Helps Consumers Sue Robocallers

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#Robocalls

Swatting Attacks Target Facebook and Other Tech Execs

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Swatting

Cybersecurity Researchers find Spoofing Vulnerability in Android’s VoIP Components

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#Caller-ID Spoofing

Academic research finds five US telcos vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Sim Swapping
#Spoofing

Indian man convicted in call-center fraud case scamming Americans out of millions

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#Call Center Fraud
#Department of Justice

Here’s what you need to know about the new law on robocalls

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#Robocalls

Robocalls that pretend to be from someone you know are now officially illegal in N.H.

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Spoofing

Washington’s New Anti-Robocall Law Won’t Stop the Calls. Here’s Why.

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#Robocalls
#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

TDoS Attacks Named One of the Top 8 Trends to Watch in Telecom during 2020

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#TDoS

Why The Call Center Is The Vector Of Choice For Fraudsters

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#Account Takeover(ATO)
#Call Center Fraud

SHAKEN/STIR: Finally! A Solution to Caller ID Spoofing?

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#Spoofing
#STIR/SHAKEN

Call Centers Move Away From KBA With MFA Solutions

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#KBA
#MFA

Can We Stop The Scourge Of Robocalls?

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#Authentication
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

The Threat of Toll Fraud Persists

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#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping

Robocalls Keep Pouring In As Hijacking Threat Emerges — How To Stop

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Most of the robocalls you get aren’t coming from AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile numbers

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#Robocalls

Phone calls from Peru got $550K from Spanish-speaking U.S. residents. The callers got prison

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#Phone Scam

An artificial-intelligence first: Voice-mimicking software reportedly used in a major theft

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#AI
#Financial Fraud
#Phone Scam

Inside your phone company’s plan to stop robocalls

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#AT&T
#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#FCC
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

Google Voice forced to shut down SMS voicemail forwarding as carriers fight spam calls

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#Voice Spam

Scammers are impersonating FBI phone numbers and agents, agency says

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FBI
#Fraud Prevention
#Phone Scam

Legitimate phone calls are getting blocked in crackdown on robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

New York men busted in $2.3M call center scam: feds

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#Call Center Fraud
#Call Center Security
#IRS

Phone companies and all 50 states strike deal to fight robocalls

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#Robocalls

Major Carriers, State AGs Will Work to Combat Robocalls

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#Robocalls

Will Congress act to stop robocalls?

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#Robocalls
#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act
#TRACED Act

AT&T and T-Mobile team up in a first step toward identifying robocalls across networks

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#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

FCC Adopts Rules to Ban Malicious Spoofing of Texts and International Calls

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing
#Truth in Caller ID Act

FCC Cracking Down On Robocalls, But Expert Warns New Rules Won’t End Them

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Duped by a Robocall From Overseas? It Was Legal

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Federal Communications Commission Takes Another Step To Try And Stop Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

House panel advances anti-robocall bill

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#FCC
#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

FCC To Phone Companies: Knock Off The Robocalls Or Else

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#Spoofing

Florida AG and FTC Obtain $23 Million Judgment in Robocall Enforcement Action

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

U.S. Gets 4.35 Billion Robocalls in June, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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#Robocalls

AT&T promises to automatically block robocalls in ‘coming months’

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#AT&T
#Robocalls

First Orion Reports Scam Callers Now Leveraging Data Breaches in New “Enterprise Spoofing” Strategy

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#Data Breach
#Enterprise
#Phone Scam
#Spoofing

This is where robocalls are coming from (and where they are targeting)

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#FTC
#Robocalls

The FCC’s robocall offensive: text messages and international ‘spoofed’ calls targeted

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

Robocalls are not only annoying — there’s an entire dirty industry behind them, FTC reveals

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#Do Not Call
#FTC
#Robocalls

FCC Proposes New Rules to Protect Consumers From Illegal Robocalls, To Include a Safe Harbor for Blocked Calls that Fail Caller ID Authentication

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#STIR/SHAKEN

TCPA Regulatory Update: FCC Allows Default Call Blocking Services, Plans SHAKEN/STIR Summit

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#FCC
#Robocalls

FTC reports a sharp increase in phone scams from criminals impersonating IRS, Social Security

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#FTC
#IRS
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
#Social Security

Scam robocalls are even fooling hospitals. Here’s how Congress can make that can stop.

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Robocalls

FTC announces major crackdown on robocalls

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#FTC
#Robocalls

Crackdown targets robocallers that placed 1 billion calls, federal and state officials say

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#FTC
#Robocalls

Robocalls are overwhelming hospitals and patients, threatening a new kind of health crisis

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Robocalls

Robocalls wreak havoc at hospitals and put patients’ lives in danger: report

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Tech Policy Robocalls are overwhelming hospitals and patients, threatening a new kind of health crisis

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Here’s How the FCC’s Aggressive New Plan to Combat Robocalls Will Work

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Apple introduces new call blocking software with iOS 13 to combat robocalls

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#Apple
#Robocalls

Here’s Why You May Start Receiving Fewer Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Do I Know You? And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can’t Get Rid Of

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#Consumer Fraud
#Voice Spam

Congress And Government Agencies Move Toward Stopping Illegal Robocalls

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#Robocalls

Call center scammer who extorted millions from U.S. citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison

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#Call Center Fraud

Businesses rally against proposal to block robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Federal Communications Commission Plans to Combat Robocalls with Carrier-Initiated Blocking

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#STIR/SHAKEN

It Just Got Real: TRACED Act Barrels Across The Senate Goal Line

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#FCC
#TRACED Act

FCC robocall rule would finally give you a nuclear option for blocking phone spam

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

How Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just A Phone Call

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#Hackers
#VoIP

Texas House passes bill to prohibit telemarketers from falsifying caller ID

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Robocalls

Congress is getting ready to criminalize robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

These robocalls don’t want to talk to you, they just want you to call back, FCC says

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come From ‘Social Security’

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#Impostor Scam
#Phone Scam
#Social Security

The Robocall Crisis Will Never Be Totally Fixed

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

Seven Robocall-Related Bills Examined at the House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing

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#Authentication
#FCC
#Robocalls

‘They’re doing it on the backs of patients,’ one cancer center warns Congress about robocalls

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#Call Center Security
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Robocalls

Phone Companies Are Testing Tech to Catch Spam Calls. Let’s Hope It Works.

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#TRACED Act

You Can’t Stop Robocalls. You Shouldn’t Have To.

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#Robocalls

Call Center Scam: Indian National Extradited to the U.S. to Face Fraud, Money Laundering Charges

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#Call Center Fraud
#Call Center Security
#Department of Justice

As FCC Steps In, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, May Get Boost To Stop Robocalls

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#AT&T
#FCC
#Robocalls
#Verizon

Robo-callers rang Americans’ phones 26 billion times last year. Now, Congress is taking aim.

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#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN
#TRACED Act

Call Center Agents Aim to Balance Service and Identification

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#Authentication
#Call Center Security

Scams, phishing calls from IRS running rampant this tax season. How to avoid them

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#IRS
#Phishing

Robocalls: FTC shuts down 4 groups responsible for ‘billions’ of calls

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#FTC
#Robocalls

Verizon Set To Offer Free App For Blocking Robocalls, New Tech To Combat Spam

Call Centers: The Weakest Links in Authentication Chain

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#Authentication
#Call Center Security

Fight against robocalls continues as AT&T, Comcast complete test of verified call

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#AT&T
#Comcast

Imposter Scams Bilking Consumers of Millions

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#FTC
#Impostor Scam

Senators Re-Introduce Bi-Partisan Bill to Amend TCPA & Expand Enforcement

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#FCC
#TRACED Act

TCPA Expansion Becomes More Likely: TRACED Act Gaining Steam With A “Groundswell” Of Bipartisan Support

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#FCC
#STIR/SHAKEN
#TRACED Act

News Savvy Scammers May Put Bipartisan Robocall Bill to Test

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#TRACED Act

Robocalls are rampant despite the Do Not Call list — FCC urges phone providers to help stop them

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#Do Not Call
#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Your phone is a weapon of deception. Nearly half your 2019 calls will be spam and junk.

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#Do Not Call
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

FCC Proposes New Rules to Target Caller ID Spoofing and Issues Report on the Fight Against Illegal Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

FCC First Report on Illegal Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

FCC Adopted Proposed Amendment to Truth in Caller ID Rules

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#Robocalls

The Beginning of the End of Robocalls

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#Robocalls

FCC chairman warns of ‘regulatory intervention’ as he criticizes carriers’ anti-robocall plans

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Phone Number & Voice Spoofing: Protect Your Enterprise

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#AI
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Enterprise
#Spoofing

Telecom Fraud on the Rise: What Enterprises Need to Know

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#Call Center Fraud
#Call Center Security
#Enterprise

Dem chair offers bill to crack down on robocalls

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#Robocalls

Robocallers tried to cash in on the federal government shutdown

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#Government Shutdown
#Robocalls

Report: Americans got 26.3 billion robocalls last year, up 46 percent from 2017

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#Robocalls

Verizon Adds Free Robocall Blocking App for Wireless Customers, Two Years After AT&T, T-Mobile

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#Robocalls
#Verizon

Why robocalls have gotten worse since the government shutdown

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

The latest threat from the government shutdown: More robo-calls

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#Do Not Call
#Government Shutdown
#Robocalls

Robocalls jumped 60 percent in the U.S. last year and scammers are finding more ways to make money

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#Do Not Call
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

Stop Robocalling Me!

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

Robocalls are annoying, insidious and often illegal — and there’s no “magic solution” to stop them

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Social Engineering Rising, KBAs Fading for Call Centers: TRUSTID Fraud Predictions

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#Authentication
#KBA
#Social Engineering

Senators want to give FTC more authority to combat illegal robocalls

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Bipartisan Bill Introduced In The Senate To Thwart Illegal Robocall Scams

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Today In Data: The Rise Of Call Center Fraud

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#Call Center Fraud
#Call Center Security

Congress is taking new steps to stop robocall scammers

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#Robocalls

The FCC has a new plan to combat unwanted robocalls and spammy texts

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

How the fight against robocalls has become an escalating “arms race” against scammers

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

Bipartisan Senate bill would penalize illegal robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#TRACED Act

Enraged by endless robocalls? Help is on the way

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#Do Not Call
#FCC
#Robocalls
#STIR/SHAKEN

Rules against robocalls shouldn’t be loosened

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#AI
#FCC
#Robocalls

FCC chief tells phone companies to crack down on robocalls, or else. Sort of

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#FCC
#Robocalls

FCC pushes carriers to implement caller ID authentication by 2019

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#Authentication
#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

The FCC is demanding companies take action to stop nuisance ‘robocalls’

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#Authentication
#FCC
#Robocalls

Social Security Warns On New Phone Spoofing Scam

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#IRS
#Social Security
#Spoofing

Is ‘the IRS’ asking you to pay by gift card? It’s the latest ‘impostor’ scam.

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#Consumer Fraud
#IRS

Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever

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#Phishing
#Phone Scam

Why robocalls are about to get more dangerous

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

Apple patent could kill robocalls

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#Apple
#Robocalls

You’re not imagining it: Robocalls are on the rise

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#Do Not Call
#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

San Antonio-based company aims to protect phones from attacks

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#Authentication
#Cybersecurity
#SecureLogix
#Voice Security

Sick of Spammy Robocalls? Here’s the Truly Surprising Thing the FCC Just Did to Fight Them

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing
#Voice Spam

When 911 Is Busy

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#TDoS

A telemarketer made about 21 million robocalls in 3 months. The FCC just fined it $82 million.

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Next Year, Half of All Calls to Cell Phones Will Be Scams—And There’s Nothing We Can Do

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#Phone Scam

Overall Voice Fraud Rate Climbs More Than 350%, Banking Second Highest

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#Call Center Fraud
#Consumer Fraud
#Phone Scam

Spam robocalls will soon account for almost 50% of all calls

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#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

An AARP survey found that a majority of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders age 50 and older said they or their families have been targets of fraud.

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#Consumer Fraud
#Voice Spam

Robocalls and graffiti after Mollie Tibbetts’ death worry Iowa Latinos

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#Robocalls

Racist Robocalls Target Andrew Gillum, Democratic Nominee for Florida Governor

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#Robocalls

It’s not your imagination — robocalls are on the rise

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#Robocalls

WHAT IS TELEPHONY DENIAL OF SERVICE (TDOS) ATTACK AND HOW TO PREVENT SUCH ATTACK

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#TDoS

Multimillion-dollar fraud bust highlights tax scam you should watch out for

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#Department of Justice
#Impostor Scam
#IRS
#Phone Scam

Sears seeks millions from Caribbean cruise robocall settlement

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#FCC
#Robocalls

U.S. Breaks Up Vast I.R.S. Phone Scam

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#IRS
#Phone Scam

Scammers Finally Punished For Cheating U.S. Taxpayers Out Of Millions Of Dollars

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#Impostor Scam
#IRS
#Phone Scam

Lawmakers Urge FCC to Fight Robocalls With Phone Number Database

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Social Security Issues Warning About Scams Similar To Those IRS Phone Scams

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#IRS
#Phone Scam
#Social Security

24 sentenced in international call center scheme that bilked victims of millions

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#Call Center Fraud
#Phone Scam

Robo-calls are getting worse. And some big businesses soon could start calling you even more.

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#Robocalls

DHS, SecureLogix develop TDoS attack defense

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#Homeland Security
#Research
#TDoS

Only Public Pressure Can Cap the Surge of Robocalls

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#Robocalls

DHS Partners with SecureLogix to Prevent TDoS Attacks

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#Homeland Security
#TDoS
#Voice Security

Comcast or Capital One calling? It may be a robocall scam. Here are the top 10

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Robocalls are getting worse, and some cities are top targets

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Robocalls aren’t stopping and this time they’re in Chinese

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#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

Why Are There So Many Robocalls? Here’s What You Can Do About Them

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#Robocalls

Court throws out Time Warner Cable $229,500 penalty for 153 robocalls

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#Robocalls

Those Chinese-language robocalls are a scam to get your bank information, officials say

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

Curbing Contact Center Authentication Breaches

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication

You think it’s your friend calling, but it’s actually this growing phone scam

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#Phone Scam

There Were 4.1 Billion Robocalls Dialed In The U.S. Last Month

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Caller ID: The Technology Made For Scammers

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Consumer Fraud
#Spoofing

FTC Accuses Group of Running Empire That Made Billions of Unwanted Robocalls

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#FTC
#Robocalls

210 area code hit hard by ‘neighbor spoofing’

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Robocalls

Americans received over 16 billion robocalls so far this year—here’s how to stop them

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#Do Not Call
#IRS
#Robocalls

Robocallers Target Chinese Speakers in Latest Phone Scam

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#Robocalls

Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore

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#Robocalls

America is losing the war against robocalls

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FTC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

What’s behind all those Chinese-speaking robocalls

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Correction: Robocalls-Lincoln Story

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#Robocalls

FCC Chairman Accepts Working Group’s Recommendations for Call Authentication

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#NANC

FCC’s Pai OKs Call Authentication Plan To Beat Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Florida man behind 100 million robocalls hit with $120 million FCC fine

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Chinese Robocalls Bombarding The U.S. Are Part Of An International Phone Scam

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#Robocalls

Tired of Those Annoying Robocalls? New York Has a Plan to Stop Them

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#Robocalls

Yes, It’s Bad. Robocalls, and Their Scams, Are Surging.

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#Consumer Fraud
#Robocalls

Lawmakers, tech industry look to thwart robocalls

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#Consumer Fraud
#Robocalls

Alleged ‘face’ of robocalls testifies it’s as easy as the ‘click of a button’

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#Consumer Fraud
#Robocalls

Alleged ‘robocall’ mastermind denies wrongdoing before U.S. Senate

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#Consumer Fraud
#FCC
#Robocalls

EC18 News Roundup: Covering the Gamut of Communications

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#Enterprise
#Tradeshow
#UC
#Unified Communications

Hackers have taken down dozens of 911 centers. Why is it so hard to stop them?

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Hackers
#TDoS

Get Started: IRS warns against phone and phishing scams

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#IRS
#Phishing
#Phone Scam

98 million robocalls hit Americans every day. The FCC’s fines aren’t stopping them.

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Police: Call of Shots Fired at Northwestern Graduate Dorm Was ‘Swatting’ Hoax

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#Swatting

FCC and FTC Partner in Upcoming Efforts to Stop Illegal Robocalls

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

From ‘Spoofing’ To ‘Swatting,’ Experts Say Results Of Thwarting Scam Calls Mixed

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Spoofing
#Swatting
#Thought Leadership

Call Centers: In Search Of The 70 Percent Solution

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#Call Center Fraud
#Call Center Security

Phone Scams Remain on IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ List of Tax Scams

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#Consumer Fraud
#IRS
#Tax Fraud

iHeartMedia Faces TCPA Suit Over Radio Station Robocalls

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#Robocalls
#Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Indian Embassy Telephone Lines in US Spoofed by Fraudsters

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Spoofing

FCC To Take Up Robocalls, 911 Call Routing In March

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#Authentication
#Call Authentication
#FCC
#Robocalls

Apple Repair Center Accidentally Called 911 About 1,600 Times

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#Apple
#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

JPMorgan Inks $2.25M TCPA Deal Over Robocalls

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#Robocalls

Identity Thieves Are Running the Same Scams This Tax Season — With a New Twist

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#IRS
#Tax Fraud

Birth Of a Lifeline: The Nation’s 911 Emergency System Turns 50

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

More Than 11,000 Americans Targeted in India Call Center Tax Fraud

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#Robocalls

Robocalls Spike 27% Year-Over-Year to 2.88 Billion Calls Nationwide in January

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#Robocalls

IRS Warns Tax Preparers About A New Refund Scam

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#Consumer Fraud
#IRS
#Tax Fraud

Big Tech Improvements To 911 System Raise The Risk Of More ‘Swatting’

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Swatting

Robocall Epidemic Breaks Annual Record with 30.5 Billion Calls in 2017

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#Robocalls

FCC Targets Fraudulent Robocalls With New Call Blocking Rules

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Thirty Per Cent of Phone Calls in the U.S. Are ‘Robocalls’ That Cause $350 Million Worth of Telemarketing Fraud and More Than 3.4 Million Consumer Complaints Each Year

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Los Angeles Man Arrested in ‘Swatting’ Call That Preceded Fatal Police Shooting in Kansas

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls
#Swatting

Phone Spam Soars to a New Record

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#Do Not Call
#Robocalls
#Voice Spam

Trump Administration, In a Gift to telecom Firms, is Pulling the Plug on Net Neutrality

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#Donald Trump
#Net Neutrality

The Robocall Nightmare is Only Getting Worse — But Help is Here

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

FCC Approves New Rules to Block Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

How Call Centers Cope With Ever-Changing Threats And Technology

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#Call Center Security
#UC
#UC Security

How Nigerian Scammers Stole $11 Million From the IRS in One of the Biggest Tax Frauds in U.S. History

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#IRS

The Phone Industry Has a Clever Plan to Stop Spam Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Data: Calling Out Call Center Fraud

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#Call Center Fraud
#Call Center Security

Dozens of Individuals Indicted in Multimillion-Dollar Indian Call Center Scam Targeting U.S. Victims

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#Call Center Fraud
#Department of Justice
#FTC
#IRS

Robocalls Are Getting Worse, FTC Tells Senate

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#Do Not Call
#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Shapiro, Casey Call On FCC To Allow Blocking Of Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Beware – the Equifax Scams Are Coming

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#Consumer Fraud
#Crisis Exploitation
#Data Breach
#Equifax
#Phone Scam

FCC Committee Meets About Unwanted “Robo” Calls; Makes More Recommendations

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Equifax Data Breach And Credit Freeze: Beware These 3 Scams

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#Consumer Fraud
#Data Breach
#Equifax
#Phone Scam

Cyberterrorists Targeting First Responders

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#Cybersecurity
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#FBI
#Homeland Security
#TDoS

Fraud Among The Threats For Victims Of Hurricane Harvey

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#Consumer Fraud
#Crisis Exploitation
#FEMA
#Insurance Fraud

Scammers Using Robo-Calls About Insurance to Fleece Hurricane Harvey Survivors

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#Consumer Fraud
#Crisis Exploitation
#FEMA
#Insurance Fraud

Architect Of A Scary IRS Phone Scam Has Made His Last Call For Now

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#Consumer Fraud
#IRS
#Phone Scam

FCC Proposes $82M Fine For Health Insurance Telemarketer Over Illegal Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls

The FCC’s Fight Against Phone-y Calls

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#FCC
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

FTC Cracking Down On Robocalls

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#FTC
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FCC Proposes New Systems to Reduce Illegal Robocalls and Announces Fine Against Autodialing Platform

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#FCC
#Robocalls

2 More Plead Guilty In Massive Indian Call Center Fraud

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#Call Center Fraud
#Department of Justice
#Impostor Scam
#IRS
#Phone Scam

Spam Calls: US Experiences Second Most Spam Calls In The World

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#Phone Scam
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#Voice Spam

Can The FCC Really Put The Kibosh on Robocalls?

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#FCC
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FCC Launches New Effort To Crack Down On Robocalls

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#FCC
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FCC Proposes Historic $120 Million Fine for Illegally “Spoofed” Robocalls

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Do Not Call
#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

FTC Throws Support Behind FCC’s Proposed Anti-Robocall Rule

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#Do Not Call
#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

How Ringless Spam Voicemails Became a Partisan Issue

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#FCC
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June 2017 FCC Meeting Recap: FCC Proposes $120 Million Fine for Alleged “Spoofed Robocall Campaign”

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

IRS Cautions Taxpayers to Watch for Summertime Scams

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#IRS
#Phone Scam

Robocalling Soars Despite ‘Do Not Call’ Registry, As Scammers ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About Bothering Consumers

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#Do Not Call
#FTC
#Robocalls

Chuck Schumer Is Fighting Back Against Robocalls

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#Do Not Call
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Developer Uses Code To Get Revenge On Tech Support And IRS Scammers

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#Consumer Fraud
#IRS
#TDoS

Man Accused Of Making Millions Of Robocalls Faces Biggest-Ever FCC Fine

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#FCC
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Why Spam Robocalls Are Increasing And What’s Being Done About It

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

The Ins and Outs of Call Center Fraud

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#VoIP Security

States Seek a 21st-Century Upgrade to 911 Infrastructures

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DHS S&T $1.3M Small Business Innovation Research Awards

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#SecureLogix

Dish Network Ordered to Pay $280M in ‘Robocall’ Lawsuit

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#Do Not Call
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Can Annoying Robocall Voicemails Be Stopped? Attorney General, Angry Phone Owners Argue Against New Marketing Tactic

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#AI
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FTC Gets $2.7M Judgment Over Billions of Unlawful Robocalls

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Ringless Voicemails May Become the New Robocalls

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#AI
#FCC
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GOP Backs Petition to Let Ringless Robo-Call Voicemails be Sent to Your Phones

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#Robocalls

Mastermind Sagar Thakkar’s Aide Arrested in Delhi in IRS Call Center Scam

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#IRS
#Phone Scam

Robocalls On The Rise

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#FCC
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TCPA Update: FCC Seeks Guidance on Proposed Robocall-Blocking Rule

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Robocalls Flooding Your Cellphone? Here’s How to Stop Them

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#Consumer Fraud
#Phone Scam
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FCC “Strike Force” in War Against Robocalls

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Do Not Call
#FCC
#Robocalls
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Monthly Robocalls Spike at 2.5 Billion Calls Received Across U.S. in April

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#Robocalls

Mom Blames Death of Infant Son on T-Mobile 911 Flaw

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What Is Neighbor Spoofing?

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#Phone Scam
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#Spoofing

Indian Police Allege IRS, FBI, Other Law Enforcement Not Interested In Phone Scam Arrests

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#IRS
#Spoofing
#VoIP
#VoIP Security

Here’s How Much Phone Scams Cost Americans Last Year…

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#Phone Scam
#Voice Spam

Robocall Scams Are Costing Us Billions — And Millennials Are A Prime Target

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#Robocalls

HHS Watchdog Agency Issues Phone Scam Warning

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

Department of Homeland Security Says OIG Hotline Compromised in Phone Spoofing Scam

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#Homeland Security
#Phone Scam
#Spoofing

Stopping TDoS Attacks

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#Homeland Security
#TDoS

Macy’s Accused Of Harassing Consumers With Robocalls

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#Robocalls

FCC Combats Spoofed Robocalls

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

Beware of IRS Phone Scam During Tax Season

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#Phone Scam

Beware The Many Health-Care Scams

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#Healthcare
#Hospitals

Cheyenne Police Issue Phony Crash Scam Warning

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Scammer Says Uncle Sam Sent Him

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Residents Be Wary of Phone Scam: Waterford Police

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#Consumer Fraud
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2 Research Programs Work to Stop TDoS Attacks on 9-1-1 Centers

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#UC Security
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Apple Fixes 911 Flaw in Latest iOS Update

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#iPhone
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Dallas Says T-Mobile Not at Fault for ‘Ghost’ 911 Calls

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Ghost Calls
#Healthcare
#Hospitals

Two Dead After T-Mobile ‘Ghost Calls’ Flood 911 Center in Texas

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Ghost Calls
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Phone Scam
#TDoS

Dallas Believes T-Mobile Fixes Problem With 911 Calls

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Healthcare
#Hospitals

FTC Reveals Red Flags to Detect Impostor Scams, The New No. 1 Fraud

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#FTC
#Impostor Scam
#Phone Scam

How Homeland Security Plans To End the Scourge of DDoS Attacks

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#Homeland Security
#TDoS

New Bill Would Push for Cybersecurity Improvements at 911 Call Centers

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Cybersecurity
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Homeland Security
#TDoS

How a Cyberattack Overwhelmed the 911 System

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#TDoS

How Homeland Security Plans to End TDoS Attacks

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#Homeland Security
#TDoS

FCC Chair Wants Carriers to Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

National 911 Cyber Attack Was First Detected in Tarrant County

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#Call Center Security
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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Homeland Security

FCC Puts Robocalls, Prison Phones at the Top of its Agenda

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#FCC
#Robocalls

Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

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#Caller-ID Spoofing
#FCC
#Robocalls
#Spoofing

Collaboration Key for Cloud Communications Security

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#Call Center Security
#Caller-ID Spoofing
#PBX
#Spoofing
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
#VoIP Security

The VoIP Addict’s Guide – VoIP Security Fact and Fiction

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#Voice Firewall
#VoIP
#VoIP Security

Communication APIs Mark Uncharted Waters for UC Security

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#UC
#UC Security
#Unified Communications

Avoiding Tax Disaster — Beware Of These 4 Common Tax Scams

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#IRS
#Phone Scam

FBI Warning UT Austin About Phone Scam

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#FBI
#IRS
#Phone Scam

UC Security Lags Despite the Cloud Creating New Threats

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#UC
#UC Security
#Unified Communications

FTC, States Put Remaining Defendants in Massive Caribbean Cruise Lines Robocall Operation in Permanent Dry Dock

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#Robocalls

St. Paul Jewish Community Center Evacuated in Wave of U.S. Bomb Threats

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#Bomb Threat
#Robocalls

Are You A Victim Of These Scams Targeting Seniors

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#Elder Fraud
#FTC
#IRS
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

The Forgotten Security Frontier: How Secure Are Your Phone Calls?

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#Spoofing
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping
#UC
#UC Security
#Unified Communications
#VoIP Security

The Next Generation of Cyber Attacks — PDoS, TDoS, and Others

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#Cybersecurity
#TDoS

Will Trump Administration Mean More Robocalls?

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#Robocalls

What if hackers could knock off 911 Emergency Telephony Network?

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#FCC
#Hackers
#TDoS

Robo-call Bomb Threat Made Against Cape Elizabeth Middle School

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#Bomb Threat
#Robocalls

Consumer Groups Urge New FCC Chairman Not to Reverse Robo-Call Limits For Student Debt Collectors

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#FCC
#Robocalls
#Student Debt

Stopping Senior Scams: Developments in Financial Fraud Affecting Seniors

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#Cybersecurity
#Elder Fraud
#IRS
#Phone Scam

‘Has Anybody Gone to Prison for Violating the F.C.C.’s Do Not Call List?’

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#FCC
#FTC
#Robocalls

Tips for Fighting ‘Can You Hear Me Now’ and Other Robocalls

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#Phone Scam
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The Dos and Dont’s of Securing Your VoIP Communications

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#PBX
#VoIP Security

We All Know Email Can Be Hacked, But What’s Next? (Shhh It’s Voice)

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Unified Communications Devices Open Up Security Problems

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#UC Security
#Unified Communications

Police: Bomb Threats Last Year in Stark County Were National, Recordings

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#Homeland Security
#Robocalls

FTC Announces Crackdown on Two Massive Illegal Robocall Operations

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#FTC
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

FBI Looking for Source of ‘Robocall’ Bomb Threats to Jewish Centers

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#Bomb Threat
#Cybersecurity
#FBI
#Robocalls

49% of Businesses Fell Victim to Cyber Ransom Attacks in 2016

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#TDoS

Jewish Centers In At Least 9 States Receive Bomb Threats

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#Robocalls
#TDoS

CRTC Launches Follow-Up Consultation Into Identifying and Reducing Nuisance Calls

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#Do Not Call
#FCC
#Spoofing

‘I Thought I Was Impervious to Scams’: Readers Denounce India’s Phone Swindlers

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#Consumer Fraud
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Police Investigate Bomb Threat Robocall to Long Neck Elementary

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#Bomb Threat
#Robocalls

Attackers Can Make It Impossible to Dial 911

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#TDoS

Be Prepared: The Top ‘Social Engineering’ Scams Of 2017

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#IRS
#Phone Scam
#Social Engineering

AT&T Takes Aim At Scam Callers

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#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

AT&T Starts Robocalls Crackdown With ‘Call Protect’ Service To Block Spam Phone Calls: How It Works:

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#Cybersecurity
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

Top 10 Phone Scams of 2016: Here’s How To Protect Yourself

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#IRS
#Phone Scam
#Robocalls

The Top 5 VoIP Security Risks and Their Controls

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#PBX
#TDoS
#VoIP
#VoIP Security

Callers For Dollars: Inside India’s Scam Call Centers

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#Consumer Fraud
#IRS
#Phone Scam

Hello, You’ve Been Compromised: Upward Attack Trend Targeting VoIP Protocol SIP

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#Cybersecurity
#FCC
#FTC
#Phone Scam
#VoIP
#VoIP Security

Inside the Indian IRS Scam That Cheated U.S. Taxpayers Out of Millions

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#IRS
#Phone Scam

Pulling our head out of the sand on cybersecurity

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Cybersecurity
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#TDoS

Man indicted in Cyberattack on Phoenix-Area 911 Call Systems

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#Call Center Security
#Contact Center Security
#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

Exploring Telephony Denial of Service

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#Call Center Security
#Cybersecurity
#TDoS

iOS WebView Bug Can Force iPhones to Make Calls While UI Freezes

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#TDoS

Counting The Cost Of Voicemail Hacking

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#PBX
#voicemail hacking

iOS WebView Auto Dialer Bug

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Robocalls
#TDoS

Phone Industry’s Robocall Strike Force Not Yet Ready For Battle

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#Cybersecurity
#Robocalls

What If Hackers Could Knock Off 911 Emergency Telephony Network?

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#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Hackers

The Day The 911 Network Stood Still

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#Critical Infrastructure
#Emergency Services & 911 Systems
#Healthcare
#Hospitals
#TDoS

VoIP Security Focus: How to Protect Your Phone System from IT Vulnerabilities [Infographic]

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#VoIP Security

VoIP Security Focus: How to Prevent VoIP Theft of Service

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#Consumer Fraud
#VoIP Security

The Need for VoIP Security: Vulnerabilities and Defensive Tactics

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#Cybersecurity
#TDoS
#VoIP Security

Gaza’s cybercriminals get rich hacking Internet-based phone lines

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#Call Hijacking
#Hackers
#Toll Fraud
#Call Pumping