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The Hacker News

July 14, 2026

Microsoft Maps Three Salesforce Attack Paths Tied to a Year of ShinyHunters Activity

#Vishing

#MFA

#Data Breach

#Call Center Fraud

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Bleeping Computer

July 9, 2026

New Helix Vishing Group Emerges in SharePoint Data Theft Attacks

#Vishing

#MFA

#Data Breach

#Spoofing

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Bleeping Computer

July 8, 2026

Entra Passkey Enrollment Vishing Targets Microsoft 365 Users

#Vishing

#MFA

#Data Breach

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Inc. Magazine

June 24, 2026

The Massive Madison Square Garden Hack Exposed Celebrities and Customers—and Started With 1 Old-School Trick

#Vishing

#Data Breach

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Spiceworks

June 16, 2026

Why Your Phone System Is Now a Front-Line Attack Surface

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

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Hackread

June 6, 2026

New Pink Extortion Group Targets Microsoft 365 Cloud Data Via Vishing Scams

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

#Microsoft

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Cyber Security News

May 29, 2026

Hackers Exploit Microsoft Teams’ Collaboration Features to Impersonate IT Helpdesk Staff

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Microsoft

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Allure Security

May 19, 2026

What Is a Vishing Attack?

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#AI

#Deepfake

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Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor

May 1, 2026

FCC Proposes Enhanced “Know-Your-Customer” Rules for Voice Providers To Combat Illegal Robocalls

#Robocalls

#FCC

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Infosecurity Magazine

April 27, 2026

BlackFile Group Targets Retail and Hospitality with Vishing Attacks

#Vishing

#Spoofing

#SSO

#Tech Support Scam

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Bleeping Computer

April 24, 2026

ADT Confirms Data Breach After ShinyHunters Leak Threat

#Vishing

#SSO

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Cybernews

April 17, 2026

Cybercrime Goes Plug and Play With Voice Fraud-as-a-Service Platform

#Vishing

#TOAD

#Credential Harvesting

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SC Media

April 15, 2026

Vishing Attacks on Okta Identity Systems on the Rise

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

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CX Today

April 2, 2026

Cisco’s Salesforce CRM Breach Puts Three Million Customer Records at Risk

#Vishing

#CRM Security

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CyberScoop

March 26, 2026

FCC Pushes New Rules To Crack Down on Robocallers, Foreign Call Centers

#Robocalls

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AdvisorHub

March 24, 2026

IRS Shares the Latest ‘Dirty Dozen’ Tax Scams

#Smishing

#Impersonation

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WesternSlopeNow

March 18, 2026

Robocall Epidemic Nationwide; Colorado Averaging About 108 Calls per Person Annually

#Robocalls

#Impersonation

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Redmond Magazine

March 9, 2026

GitHub Abuse Emerges in Twin Social Engineering Campaigns Spotted by Fortra, Trend Micro

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Tech Support Scam

#Malware

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SecurityBrief UK

February 27, 2026

ShinyHunters Pivots to Subdomain Phishing & Vishing

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

#Identity Compromise

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TCPAWorld

February 26, 2026

Yes, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Just Held You Don’t Need Written Consent To Make Marketing Calls– But Here’s What it Actually Means

#Robocalls

#TCPA

#FCC

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Forbes

February 18, 2026

Voice: The New Cyberattack Surface

#Vishing

#Deepfake

#Call Authentication

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Techinformed

February 2, 2026

Hackers Exploit Vishing To Bypass MFA at Okta

#Vishing

#Spoofing

#Tech Support Scam

#Credential Harvesting

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Google Threat Intelligence

January 30, 2026

Vishing for Access: Tracking the Expansion of ShinyHunters-Branded SaaS Data Theft

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

#Credential Harvesting

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Bleeping Computer

January 22, 2026

Okta SSO Accounts Targeted in Vishing-Based Data Theft Attacks

#Vishing

#Spoofing

#Tech Support Scam

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Tom's Guide

January 13, 2026

Even Jail Can’t Stop Scammers As Nationwide Vishing Scam Stole Nearly $500K From Behind Bars — Everything You Need To Know

#Vishing

#Imposter Scam

#Law Enforcement Impersonation

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The Hack Post

January 9, 2026

The AI Clone in Your Pocket: Why ‘Vishing’ Is The Big New Threat

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Deepfake

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Fortune

January 1, 2026

Feds Are Hunting Teenage Hacking Groups Like ‘Scattered Spider’ Who Have Targeted $1 Trillion Worth of the Fortune 500 Since 2022

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Tech Support Scam

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AMB Crypto

December 27, 2025

Social Engineering Accounts for Majority of Crypto TVL Exploits in 2025, Report Shows

#Social Engineering

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Cybernews

December 24, 2025

Couple Busted Scamming Over Dozen Victims in Multi-State Credit Card Phishing Spree

#Spoofing

#Vishing

#Financial Fraud

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Cyber Press

December 9, 2025

Microsoft Teams and QuickAssist Exploited in New Vishing Attack to Spread .NET Malware

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

#Malware

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Cyber Daily

November 27, 2025

Social Engineering Driving Fraud Risks for Accounts Payable Teams

#Impersonation

#Deepfake

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SC Media

November 21, 2025

The Human Factor in Salesforce Security: From Permission Creep to Social Engineering

#Vishing

#Malware

#Cybersecurity

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Cybernews

November 15, 2025

FBI: Scammers Threaten Chinese-Speaking Victims With Extradition To Pocket Their Money

#Vishing

#Imposter Scam

#Law Enforcement Impersonation

#Malware

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Tech Radar

November 14, 2025

How AI Is Supercharging Social Engineering – and What Businesses Can Do About It

#Social Engineering

#AI

#Deepfake

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PYMNTS

October 24, 2025

Hackers Use AI to Supercharge Social Engineering Attacks

#Vishing

#Boss Scam

#Social Engineering

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Unit 42

October 14, 2025

Anatomy of an Attack: The “BlackSuit Blitz” at a Global Equipment Manufacturer

#Vishing

#Tech Support Scam

#Ransomware

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Dark Reading

October 10, 2025

Deepfake Awareness High at Orgs, But Cyber Defenses Badly Lag

#Deepfake

#Impersonation

#AI

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Dark Reading

October 7, 2025

AI-Powered Voice Cloning Raises Vishing Risks

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#AI

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TechNewsWorld

October 1, 2025

Researchers Mount Vishing Attacks With Real-Time Voice Cloning

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Deepfake

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EclecticIQ

September 22, 2025

ShinyHunters Calling: Financially Motivated Data Extortion Group Targeting Enterprise Cloud Applications

#Vishing

#Insider Attack

#Data Extortion

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The Hacker News

September 13, 2025

FBI Warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce Platforms in Data Theft Attacks

#Vishing

#Data Leak Site

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EIN Presswire

September 4, 2025

CISOs Face Widening Gaps in Defending Multi-Channel Social Engineering Threats, Dune Security Finds

#Vishing

#Smishing

#Deepfake

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Decrypt

September 3, 2025

Underground Market Pays $20K a Month for Crypto ‘Vishing’ Scams

#Impersonation

#Vishing

#Whaling

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Cybersecurity Dive

August 19, 2025

Hackers Target Workday in Social Engineering Attack

#Impersonation

#Social Engineering

#Data Breach

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Industrial Cyber

August 17, 2025

Social Engineering Becomes Strategic Threat As OT Sector Faces Phishing, Deepfakes, and AI Deception Risks

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Deepfake

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Group-IB

August 6, 2025

The Anatomy of a Deepfake Vishing Attack

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Deepfake

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Rapid7

July 24, 2025

How Social Engineering Attacks Are Evolving in 2025

#Social Engineering

#AI

#Deepfake

#Credential Harvesting

#Tech Support Scam

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TechSpective

July 11, 2025

AI Voice Clones and Mobile Phishing: The Cyber Threats You’re Not Ready For

#Vishing

#Smishing

#AI

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Time

July 9, 2025

Trump Officials Keep Getting Impersonated by A.I. ‘Vishing’ Scammers—What to Know and How to Protect Yourself

#Vishing

#Impersonation

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Security Boulevard

June 24, 2025

Using AI To Identify Patterns in Vishing Attempts

#Vishing

#Impersonation

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Forbes

June 2, 2025

Social Engineering: Why We’re Wired To Fall for Scams

#Social Engineering

#Impersonation

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Forbes

May 27, 2025

How CISOs Can Defend Against Scattered Spider Ransomware Attacks

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Ransomware

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Tripwire

May 6, 2025

As Vishing Gains Momentum, It’s Time To Fight Back

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Support Scams

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Unite.ai

April 22, 2025

Next-Gen Phishing: The Rise of AI Vishing Scams

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Support Scams

#Romance Scams

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iPhone in Canada

April 15, 2025

Poilievre To Force Banks, Telecoms To Block Scams Targeting Seniors

#Telecom Security

#Elder Fraud

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Info-Security Group

April 7, 2025

Smishing Triad Fuels Surge in Toll Payment Scams in US, UK

#Smishing

#Impersonation

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Security Magazine

March 26, 2025

Ransomware Incidents Increase by 132%, Vishing by 1,633%

#Ransomware

#Vishing

#Deepfake

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State of California Department of Justice

March 17, 2025

Attorney General Bonta Defends Rule To Stop the Flood of Robocalls

#Robocalls

#Imposter Scams

#FCC

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VentureBeat

March 15, 2025

51 Seconds To Breach: How CISOs Are Countering AI-Driven, Lightning-Fast Deepfake, Vishing and Social Engineering Attacks

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Deepfake

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ZDNET

March 4, 2025

What Is Vishing? Voice Phishing Is Surging – Expert Tips on How To Spot It and Stop It

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#Callback Phishing

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TechRepublic

February 27, 2025

CrowdStrike Security Report: Generative AI Powers Social Engineering Attacks

#Vishing

#Social Engineering

#AI

#Deepfake

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GBHackers

February 17, 2025

Beware! Fake Outlook Support Calls Leading to Ransomware Attacks

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Social Engineering

#Ransomware

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The Hacker News

February 7, 2025

AI-Powered Social Engineering: Reinvented Threats

#Vishing

#Impersonation

#Social Engineering

#AI

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CryptoSlate

February 3, 2025

Coinbase Users Reportedly Lose Over $300M Yearly Via Social Engineering Scams

#Vishing

#Spoofing

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CBS News

January 14, 2025

FCC Warns of 50-State Scam by Fraudsters Posing As Mortgage Lenders

#Vishing

#Spoofing

#FCC

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FOCAL

January 1, 2025

Top 11 Fraud Trends & How To Prevent Them in 2025

#Vishing

#Toll Fraud

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CIO

December 18, 2024

When Voice Deepfakes Come Calling

#Vishing

#AI

#Call Center Fraud

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Moody on the Market

December 8, 2024

Study Shows Robocalls Are Big Problem, Offers Suggestions

#Vishing

#Robocalls

#AI

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CNN

November 26, 2024

How an AI Granny Is Combating Phone Scams

#Robocalls

#AI

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The Guardian

November 19, 2024

‘Quishing’, ‘Vishing’ and AI Scams – the New Cybercriminal Techniques Duping Australians

#Cybersecurity

#Quishing

#Vishing

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CBS 12 News

November 15, 2024

Scammers Still Prefer the Phone

#Robocalls

#Vishing

#Impersonation

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Dark Reading

October 30, 2024

Vishing, Mishing Go Next-Level With FakeCall Android Malware

#Cybersecurity

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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TechTarget

October 22, 2024

How AI Is Making Phishing Attacks More Dangerous

#AI

#Deepfake

#Vishing

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BusinessTech

October 12, 2024

Absa Fraud Warning – Including a Rise in Kidnappings

#Financial Fraud

#Smishing

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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Darktrace

October 3, 2024

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

#Cybersecurity

#Vishing

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Reuters

September 26, 2024

Consultant Fined $6 Million for Using AI To Fake Biden’s Voice in Robocalls

#AI

#Deepfake

#FCC

#Robocalls

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No Jitter

September 26, 2024

Collaboration and Communications Security Is Still Lacking

#AI

#Robocalls

#Spam

#Spoofing

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

#Vishing

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Dark Reading

September 12, 2024

Socially Savvy Scattered Spider Traps Cloud Admins in Web

#Financial Fraud

#Smishing

#Vishing

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HelpNet Security

September 3, 2024

The Attack With Many Names: SMS Toll Fraud

#SMS Fraud

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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Dark Reading

August 29, 2024

How Telecom Vulnerabilities Can Be a Threat to Cybersecurity Posture

#Authentication

#TDoS

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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Fortra

August 13, 2024

Understanding Social Engineering Tactics: 8 Attacks To Watch Out For

#AI

#Deepfake

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Security Magazine

August 9, 2024

FCC Proposes Consumer Protections for AI-Generated Robocalls

#AI

#Deepfake

#FCC

#Robocalls

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Security Boulevard

August 7, 2024

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

#AI

#Deepfake

#Vishing

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Live Science

July 10, 2024

AI Speech Generator ‘Reaches Human Parity’ — but It’s Too Dangerous To Release, Scientists Say

#AI

#Deepfake

#Vishing

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Tech Target

July 8, 2024

Ransomware Hits CDK Global, Public Sector Targets in June

#Critical Infrastructure

#Cybersecurity

#Ransom

#Vishing

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Tech.Co

June 26, 2024

Study: 10% of Companies Have Been Targeted by Deepfakes

#AI

#Cybersecurity

#Deepfake

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HIPAA Journal

June 26, 2024

Feds Warn of Phishing and Social Engineering Campaign Targeting Healthcare Organizations

#Financial Fraud

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Dark Reading

June 14, 2024

Widespread Vishing Effort Impersonates CISA Staff

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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A futuristic and sinister robot looks at a computer screen.

June 11, 2024

Is Your Business Under Attack From AI?

#AI

#Deepfake

#Vishing

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A businesswoman on a phone call in the back seat of a car checks her watch.

June 5, 2024

How To Navigate Social Engineering Tactics for Stronger Employee and Data Security

#Phishing

#Smishing

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Aon

May 28, 2024

The Evolving Nature of Social Engineering Claims

#AI

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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Associated Press

May 23, 2024

Political Consultant Behind Fake Biden Robocalls Faces $6 Million Fine and Criminal Charges

#AI

#Deepfake

#Robocalls

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Dark Reading

May 13, 2024

500 Victims In, Black Basta Reinvents With Novel Vishing Strategy

#Impostor Scam

#Spam

#Spear Phishing

#Vishing

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PR Newswire

May 8, 2024

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

#AI

#Cybersecurity

#Vishing

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LA Times

April 30, 2024

Will Hackers, Trolls and AI Deepfakes Upset the 2024 Election?

#AI

#Deepfake

#Robocalls

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A woman entering a password into a laptop.

HelpNet Security

April 20, 2024

LastPass Users Targeted by Vishing Attackers

#Smishing

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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HelpNet Security

April 18, 2024

Enterprises Face Significant Losses From Mobile Fraud

#AI

#Smishing

#Vishing

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Cheddar

April 10, 2024

How Businesses Can Best Protect Themselves From Deepfakes

#Deepfake

#Social Engineering

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siliconANGLE

April 4, 2024

Report Finds More Than a Fifth of S&P 500 Firms Hit by Data Breaches in 2023

#Data Breach

#Social Engineering

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Dark Reading

March 21, 2024

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

#Impostor Scam

#Vishing

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The Guardian

March 14, 2024

Political Operative and Firms Behind Biden AI Robocall Sued for Thousands

#AI

#Deepfake

#Impostor Scam

#Robocalls

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Dark Reading

March 11, 2024

Sophisticated Vishing Campaigns Take World by Storm

#Impostor Scam

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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Tech Radar

March 6, 2024

The Evolution of Phishing: Vishing & Quishing

#Phishing

#Quishing

#Vishing

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HelpNet Security

February 29, 2024

Vishing, Smishing, and Phishing Attacks Skyrocket 1,265% Post-ChatGPT

#Call Authentication

#Phishing

#Smishing

#Vishing

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New York Post

February 16, 2024

FTC Warns of Scammers After NY Mag Finance Columnist Lost $50K in Voice Phishing Hoax

#FTC

#Impostor Scam

#Vishing

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The Hacker News

February 13, 2024

4 Ways Hackers Use Social Engineering To Bypass MFA

#Call Center Fraud

#MFA

#Sim Swapping

#Social Engineering

#Spoofing

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A woman engaged in conversation on a mobile phone.

CNBC

February 5, 2024

How To Recognize a Vishing Scam and Protect Yourself From Attack

#Financial Fraud

#Impostor Scam

#Vishing

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SC Media

January 29, 2024

Three Trends To Watch For in the Looming ‘Credentials Crisis’

#Data Breach

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Reader's Digest

January 21, 2024

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

#AI

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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American Hospital Association

January 12, 2024

Hospital IT Help Desks Targeted by Sophisticated Social Engineering Schemes

#Authentication

#Financial Fraud

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Social Engineering

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Security Boulevard

January 4, 2024

The Complete Guide to Smishing (SMS Phishing)

#Impostor Scam

#Phishing

#Smishing

#Spear Phishing

#Whaling

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Reuters

January 3, 2024

FTC Reaches Settlement With Xcast Labs Over Illegal Robocalls

#Phishing

#Robocalls

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MSSP Alert

December 19, 2023

Vishing Attacks Crest $1B: How MSSPs Can Help

#Call Center Security

#Impostor Scam

#Ransom

#Vishing

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The Register

December 8, 2023

That call center tech scammer could be a human trafficking victim

#Call Center Fraud

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BBC

December 6, 2023

ChatGPT tool could be abused by scammers and hackers

#AI

#Smishing

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Government Technology

December 1, 2023

Senator Introduces Legislation Targeting AI Phone Scams

#AI

#Do Not Call

#Elder Fraud

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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Info-Security Group

November 16, 2023

European Police Take Down $9m Vishing Gang

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Financial Fraud

#Vishing

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Financial Post

November 13, 2023

Canadian Telecom Summit: AI taking phone fraud to new heights

#AI

#Robocalls

#Vishing

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Dark Reading

November 8, 2023

MGM and Caesars Attacks Highlight Social Engineering Risks

#Call Center Fraud

#Impostor Scam

#MFA

#Phishing

#Vishing

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Gizmodo

November 1, 2023

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

#AI

#Deepfake

#Robocalls

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The Times of India

October 26, 2023

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

#Financial Fraud

#Vishing

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ars Technica

October 17, 2023

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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LabPulse.com

October 11, 2023

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

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Impostor Scam

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Dark Reading

October 3, 2023

USPS Anchors Snowballing Smishing Campaigns

#Impostor Scam

#Smishing

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Telecom Reseller

September 27, 2023

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

#Call Branding

#STIR/SHAKEN

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Inside ARM

September 11, 2023

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

#Call Branding

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12 News

September 6, 2023

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

#AI

#Financial Fraud

#Ransom

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BBC

August 30, 2023

Thousands of scammers impersonate finance watchdog

#Financial Fraud

#Impostor Scam

#Spoofing

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casino.org

August 22, 2023

Las Vegas Call Center Owner Charged After Fraud, Feds Reveal

#Financial Fraud

#Impostor Scam

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The Times of India

August 11, 2023

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

#Call Center Fraud

#VoIP

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Business Insider

August 9, 2023

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

#Elder Fraud

#Impostor Scam

#Phone Scam

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Security Boulevard

July 31, 2023

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

#SMS Fraud

#SMS Pumping

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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New Santa Ana

July 19, 2023

Feds announce results of their crackdown on telemarketers

#Elder Fraud

#FCC

#Financial Fraud

#Impostor Scam

#Robocalls

#Vishing

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Forbes

July 17, 2023

What Is Smishing? Definition, Examples & Protection

#Financial Fraud

#Smishing

#Spoofing

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July 7, 2023

3 Tips for Healthcare Organizations to Guard Against Vishing and Smishing

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Smishing

#Vishing

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Forbes

July 3, 2023

Captive Audience: Why Contact Center Employees Make Ideal Vishing Targets

#AI

#Call Center Fraud

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Security Boulevard

June 30, 2023

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

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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Business Insider

June 28, 2023

The rise of AI phone scams

#AI

#Impostor Scam

#Vishing

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NPR

June 19, 2023

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

#Impostor Scam

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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Axios

June 13, 2023

Generative AI is making voice scams easier to believe

#AI

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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Engadget

June 8, 2023

FCC orders Avid Telecom to stop health insurance-related robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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SecurityIntelligence

May 30, 2023

Now Social Engineering Attackers Have AI. Do You?

#AI

#Social Engineering

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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BankInfoSecurity

May 22, 2023

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

#Financial Fraud

#Robocalls

#Vishing

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Security Boulevard

May 16, 2023

How Social Engineering Attacks Target CEOs

#Phishing

#Smishing

#Social Engineering

#Spear Phishing

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CBS News

April 27, 2023

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Robocalls

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Security Boulevard

April 14, 2023

Permiso Discovers Smishing Attack to Steal AWS Credentials

#Cybersecurity

#Smishing

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Forbes

April 10, 2023

The Human Factor In Cybersecurity: Understanding Social Engineering

#AI

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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NBC News

March 29, 2023

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

#AI

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Impostor Scam

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Kiplinger

March 26, 2023

Tired of Scam Text Messages? The FCC Cracks Down

#FCC

#IRS

#Smishing

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Info-Security Group

March 20, 2023

Scam Robocalls Forecast to Cost $58bn This Year

#Fraud Prevention

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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The Hacker News

March 9, 2023

Does Your Help Desk Know Who’s Calling?

#Social Engineering

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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March 1, 2023

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

#AI

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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HelpNet Security

February 21, 2023

What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?

#Smishing

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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AiThority

February 9, 2023

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

#Ransom

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

#TDoS

#Verizon

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Forbes

February 8, 2023

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

#Call Authentication

#Call Branding

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The Street

January 26, 2023

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

#Financial Fraud

#IRS

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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Security Boulevard

January 5, 2023

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

#Financial Fraud

#Phishing

#Smishing

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Department of Justice

January 3, 2023

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Department of Justice

#Financial Fraud

#Phone Scam

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The Hacker News

December 23, 2022

Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Adopt Robust Encryption Methods

#Phishing

#Ransom

#TOAD

#Vishing

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The Edge Singapore

December 23, 2022

Recent phishing attacks shatter confidence in cybersecurity controls

#Phishing

#Smishing

#TOAD

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Interesting Engineering

December 18, 2022

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

#AI

#Deepfake

#Phishing

#Vishing

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NBC News

December 8, 2022

FCC orders block on company tied to fraudulent student loan robocalls

#FCC

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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Forbes

December 8, 2022

How To Uncover And Prevent Telecom Fraud On CPaaS Platforms

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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Forbes

December 3, 2022

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

#Call Branding

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#CNAM

#Outbound Call Trust

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The Hacker News

November 22, 2022

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

#Hackers

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

#Remote Security

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Checkpoint

November 11, 2022

11 Types of Social Engineering Attacks

#Fraud Prevention

#Smishing

#Vishing

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EdTech Magazine

November 8, 2022

Multichannel Phishing Extends to Threats Beyond Email

#Phishing

#Smishing

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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attorneygeneral.gov

November 3, 2022

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

#Robocalls

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CPO Magazine

October 31, 2022

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

#Smishing

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Security Boulevard

October 26, 2022

SMiShing in Social Engineering News

#Cybersecurity

#Smishing

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The Hacker News

October 17, 2022

Hackers Using Vishing to Trick Victims into Installing Android Banking Malware

#Financial Fraud

#Hackers

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Make Use Of

October 10, 2022

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

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Hackers

#TDoS

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WCVB

September 29, 2022

Rossen Reports: We found something more annoying than robocalls

#Robocalls

#Smishing

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CBS News

September 23, 2022

“Google Voice Scam” targeting people selling items online

#Phone Scam

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Department of Justice

September 16, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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Security Boulevard

September 8, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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Security Magazine

September 6, 2022

How can companies keep up with social engineering attacks?

#AI

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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SC Media

August 19, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Ransom

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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CNN

August 18, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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The Hacker News

August 11, 2022

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

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

#Social Engineering

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August 5, 2022

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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July 20, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Smishing

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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July 13, 2022

The nonstop scam economy is costing us more than just money

#Phone Scam

#Spoofing

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July 2, 2022

Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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June 24, 2022

5 social engineering assumptions that are wrong

#Fraud Prevention

#Phone Scam

#Social Engineering

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June 22, 2022

Proofpoint: Social engineering attacks slipping past users

#Phone Scam

#Social Engineering

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June 17, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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June 3, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Smishing

#STIR/SHAKEN

#Vishing

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June 1, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

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May 31, 2022

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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May 26, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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May 5, 2022

U.S. Phones Received Over 3.9 Billion Robocalls in April, Says YouMail Robocall Index

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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May 4, 2022

Financial fraud, account takeover via voice channels on the rise

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Financial Fraud

#KBA

#Phone Scam

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April 27, 2022

Social Engineering News: Vishing

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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April 27, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

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April 13, 2022

Overseas Call Centers Bombard People They Target for Fraud

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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April 13, 2022

In Thai villages, Chinese gangs recruit desperate for phone scams

#Call Center Fraud

#Phone Scam

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March 30, 2022

WA launches new way to report illegal robocalls

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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March 27, 2022

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

#Elder Fraud

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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March 23, 2022

Microsoft Warns of Phone-Based Social Engineering Attacks

#Social Engineering

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March 10, 2022

How to spot scam artists impersonating the IRS

#Fraud Prevention

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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March 2, 2022

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

#AI

#Deepfake

#Phone Scam

#Spoofing

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February 21, 2022

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

#Phone Scam

#Student Debt

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February 15, 2022

Fraudsters are using bots to drain cryptocurrency accounts

#Cybersecurity

#Financial Fraud

#Hackers

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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February 10, 2022

Phone Calls for Donations to the Police Could be a Scam

#Phone Scam

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February 4, 2022

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

#Fraud Prevention

#Phone Scam

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January 28, 2022

Is this a scam? Here are some tips to identify fakers over the phone

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Fraud Prevention

#Phone Scam

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January 17, 2022

Elder fraud results in far more than nearly $191 million reported in Ohio, study says

#Elder Fraud

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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January 3, 2022

TCSO Warns Tulsans About ‘Convincing’ Phone Scams

#Phone Scam

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December 17, 2021

Sounds Phishy – The Rise of Vishing Scams

#Smishing

#Vishing

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December 6, 2021

Criminal hackers are now going after phone lines, too

#Hackers

#Ransom

#TDoS

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December 1, 2021

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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November 27, 2021

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

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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November 22, 2021

SEC Warning as Phishing and Vishing Attacks Mount

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

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November 15, 2021

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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November 9, 2021

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

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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October 26, 2021

Robocalls, Still The Bane Of Our Existence

#FCC

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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October 16, 2021

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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October 4, 2021

There Is No Escape From America’s Robocall Hell

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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October 1, 2021

FCC unveils its methods to stop SIM swapping scams and robocalls

#Robocalls

#Sim Swapping

#STIR/SHAKEN

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September 17, 2021

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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August 25, 2021

Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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August 23, 2021

Why phone scams are so difficult to tackle

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Smishing

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August 18, 2021

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

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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August 7, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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July 30, 2021

Watch out for new fraudster tricks

#Financial Fraud

#Phone Scam

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July 23, 2021

New FCC rule aims to curb scam calls

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Phone Scam

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July 19, 2021

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

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

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July 9, 2021

Stop deepfakes with employee awareness training and better personal data management

#AI

#Deepfake

#Financial Fraud

#Voice Security

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July 7, 2021

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

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Homeland Security

#next generation technology

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June 30, 2021

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Spoofing

#STIR/SHAKEN

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June 30, 2021

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

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

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June 29, 2021

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Phone Scam

#Spoofing

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June 28, 2021

FCC Reminders RE STIR/SHAKEN and Robocall Mitigation Database

#FCC

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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June 28, 2021

FCC Adopts Rules for Online Robocall Reporting Portal

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 24, 2021

Vishing, Doxing, and the Ruthlessness of Ransomware Gangs

#Vishing

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June 24, 2021

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

#Vishing

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June 24, 2021

Hybrid Phishing/Vishing Attacks Imitate Business Workflows

#Phone Scam

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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June 17, 2021

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

#Vishing

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June 16, 2021

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

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June 15, 2021

Hospitals Held for Ransom by Flood of Robocalls: 5 Details

#Robocalls

#TDoS

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June 14, 2021

Vishing: How to Avoid Getting Scammed

#Vishing

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June 12, 2021

What is Vishing? The Voice Phishing Social Engineering Scam Explained

#Vishing

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June 7, 2021

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

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2021

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

#Call Authentication

#FCC

#STIR/SHAKEN

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June 4, 2021

Employment scams as phishbait. Data use transparency. Vishing, as a spoofed utility.

#Vishing

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June 4, 2021

Bank of Hawaii Issues Vishing Fraud Warning

#Vishing

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June 3, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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May 28, 2021

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 20, 2021

Fraudsters employ Amazon ‘vishing’ attacks in fake order scams

#Social Engineering

#Voice Spam

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May 18, 2021

FCC to Consider Proposed Rulemaking on Call Authentication

#Call Authentication

#FCC

#STIR/SHAKEN

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May 14, 2021

Americans Bombarded with Robocalls from Amazon Impostors

#Impostor Scam

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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May 12, 2021

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

#Cybersecurity

#Ransom

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May 7, 2021

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

#Vishing

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May 7, 2021

FCC wants to cut robocalls from smaller operators

#Robocalls

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May 6, 2021

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

#Financial Fraud

#Smishing

#Social Security

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May 6, 2021

New technology has enabled cyber-crime on an industrial scale

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Spam

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April 25, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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April 22, 2021

FCC Launches Robocall Mitigation Database for Voice Service Providers

#Robocalls

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April 21, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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April 14, 2021

Lessons from Inside the Fraud Factory

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Fraud Prevention

#Phone Scam

#Spoofing

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April 10, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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March 27, 2021

Rise of the Robocall

#Robocalls

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March 18, 2021

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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March 5, 2021

Yes, you are getting lots of robocalls again

#Robocalls

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March 4, 2021

4.6 Billion Robocalls in February Mark 15.1% Monthly Increase

#Robocalls

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March 3, 2021

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

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

#Voice Spam

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March 1, 2021

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

#Hackers

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#VoIP

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February 28, 2021

FBI Warns Against Vishing Scams Over VoIP

#Vishing

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February 27, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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February 19, 2021

TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#FBI

#TDoS

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February 18, 2021

Smishing and Vishing: Explained and Explored

#Smishing

#Vishing

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February 11, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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February 4, 2021

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

#Robocalls

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February 3, 2021

Acting Skills Helped Me Become a Vishing Professional

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

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February 1, 2021

Phishing scam uses voice calls to ‘trick’ enterprise employees

#Hackers

#Vishing

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January 27, 2021

Who’s Making All Those Scam Calls?

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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January 20, 2021

Analyzing the 2020 Twitter Attack

#Social Engineering

#Vishing

#Voice Security

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January 19, 2021

FBI warns against vishing attacks targeting enterprises

#Hackers

#Vishing

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January 7, 2021

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

#Disinformation

#Robocalls

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January 6, 2021

3.9 Billion Robocalls in December Mark Roughly 2% Monthly Decrease

#Robocalls

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January 4, 2021

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

#Hackers

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January 4, 2021

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

#Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

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December 30, 2020

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

#Robocalls

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December 2, 2020

FCC Moves to Stop “One-Ring” Scams

#FCC

#Robocalls

#TRACED Act

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November 30, 2020

Contact Center Fraud Sees a COVID-Induced Spike

#Contact Center Security

#Covid-19

#Crisis Exploitation

#Financial Fraud

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November 24, 2020

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

#Call Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

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November 18, 2020

FCC Issues Final Rule on Caller ID Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

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November 11, 2020

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

#Robocalls

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November 9, 2020

Deepfake Voice Technology Iterates on Old Phishing Strategies

#Deepfake

#Phishing

#Vishing

#Voice Security

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November 8, 2020

Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams

#Vishing

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November 6, 2020

VoIP Business Phone System Hack Hits Over a Thousand Businesses

#Hackers

#Voice Security

#VoIP Security

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November 5, 2020

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

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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November 4, 2020

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

#Robocalls

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October 27, 2020

FCC Fines Company $37.5M For Spoofing Calls

#Spoofing

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October 26, 2020

Americans Bombarded by 9.4 Billion Political Robocalls This Year

#Robocalls

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October 23, 2020

Threats Targeting VoIP Networks As Usage Surges During Pandemic

#Hackers

#TDoS

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

#VoIP Security

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October 12, 2020

More Than 3.8 Billion Robocalls in September Mark 4% Monthly Increase

#Robocalls

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October 2, 2020

DHS Funds SecureLogix to Develop Risk Assessment Modeling Tool

#Homeland Security

#Risk Assessment Modeling

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October 1, 2020

FCC Adopts Caller ID Authentication Rules in Advance of Meeting

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

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October 1, 2020

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

#Hackers

#Vishing

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September 29, 2020

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

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Homeland Security

#Network Modeling

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September 23, 2020

FTC Settles First Case Against VOIP Provider for Allowing Illegal Robocalls

#Robocalls

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September 22, 2020

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

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September 18, 2020

7 Steps to Restoring Trust in Business Telephone Calls

#Call Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#STIR/SHAKEN

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September 9, 2020

Almost 3.7 Billion Robocalls in August Mark 1% Monthly Increase

#Robocalls

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September 8, 2020

RoboCallers Hit with Permanent Injunction by Courts

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

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September 2, 2020

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

#Call Center Security

#Financial Fraud

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September 2, 2020

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

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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September 1, 2020

Why “Vishing” is the Bad Word of the Week

#Vishing

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August 25, 2020

FBI, CISA Echo Warnings on Vishing Threat

#CISA

#Covid-19

#FBI

#Vishing

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August 20, 2020

Voice Phishers Targeting Corporate VPNs

#Hackers

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

#Vishing

#Voice Security

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August 18, 2020

Sophisticated Phone Spear Phishing Attacks are Targeting Top Companies

#Phishing

#Spear Phishing

#Vishing

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August 14, 2020

Telephony honeypot receives 1.5 million robocalls in less than a year

#Honeypot

#Robocalls

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August 12, 2020

The Secret SIMs Used By Criminals to Spoof Any Number

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Sim Swapping

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August 6, 2020

3.6 Billion Robocalls in July Mark 9% Monthly Increase

#Robocalls

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July 27, 2020

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

#Deepfake

#Fraud Prevention

#Hackers

#Phone Scam

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July 17, 2020

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

#Department of Justice

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 17, 2020

Florida Sheriff’s Office Phone Lines Held for Ransom

#TDoS

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July 17, 2020

FCC Boosts Ability of Phone Companies to Block Robocalls

#Department of Justice

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 15, 2020

How to protect against TDoS attacks

#TDoS

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July 8, 2020

Over 3.3 Billion Robocalls in June Mark 11% Monthly Increase

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July 8, 2020

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

#AI

#Deepfake

#Financial Fraud

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July 6, 2020

Supreme Court Prohibits Mobile Phone Robocalls To Collect Federal Debt

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June 10, 2020

FCC Proposes $225M Fine for Spoofed Robocalls

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 9, 2020

Three Billion Robocalls In May – A Three Percent Monthly Increase

#Robocalls

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June 8, 2020

COVID-19 Crisis Accelerates Rise of Virtual Call Centers

#Call Center Security

#Covid-19

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June 1, 2020

Vishing Explained: How Voice Phishing Attacks Scam Victims

#Vishing

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May 19, 2020

SecureLogix on Alert for Coronavirus-Related Attacks

#Call Attacks

#Call Security

#Covid-19

#SecureLogix

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May 19, 2020

Digital Defense Offers Free Ransomware Assessments for Healthcare

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

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May 13, 2020

The Telecom Industry Strikes Back Against Robocalls

#Robocalls

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May 5, 2020

Preventing Account Takeover and Social Engineering Attacks

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Authentication

#Podcast

#Social Engineering

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May 5, 2020

Robocalls dropped by 30% in April because of the pandemic

#Covid-19

#Robocalls

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May 4, 2020

FCC Adopts Rules Strengthening Penalties for Illegal Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

#TRACED Act

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May 1, 2020

Only 41% of Cybersecurity Teams Can Securely Work Remotely

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Remote Security

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April 30, 2020

Vishing Attacks Increase During COVID-19

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Vishing

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April 28, 2020

Phone Spoofing Fraud Scam Tricks Security Expert and his Bank

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Financial Fraud

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April 20, 2020

Healthcare system braces for increase in cyberattacks

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Hackers

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#TDoS

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April 19, 2020

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Covid-19

#Crisis Exploitation

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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April 19, 2020

As cyber attacks grow, doctors and hospitals struggle to update security measures

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

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April 16, 2020

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

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#FBI

#Hackers

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April 15, 2020

Employee Account Takeover in the Age of COVID-19

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Covid-19

#Hackers

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April 15, 2020

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

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Hackers

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

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April 10, 2020

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

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

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April 3, 2020

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

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

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April 2, 2020

You Can Thank the Coronavirus for Plunge in Robocalls

#Covid-19

#Robocalls

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March 30, 2020

Justice Department Obtains Injunctions against Telecom Carriers for Transmission of Robocalls

#Call Security

#Department of Justice

#Robocalls

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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March 23, 2020

COVID-19 Social Engineering Attacks

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Spoofing

#Vishing

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March 20, 2020

Security Experts Battle Hackers, COVID-19 Cyberattacks

#Covid-19

#Cybersecurity

#Hackers

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March 17, 2020

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

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Covid-19

#Spoofing

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March 17, 2020

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

#TDoS

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March 8, 2020

Confessions of a Call Center Scammer

#Call Center Fraud

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March 6, 2020

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

#Department of Justice

#FCC

#Robocalls

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March 5, 2020

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

#Homeland Security

#Spoofing

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March 4, 2020

Hackers Target Companies with Coronavirus Scams

#Covid-19

#Hackers

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March 4, 2020

Study Finds Unwanted Robocalls up 49% in One Year

#Robocalls

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February 16, 2020

New App Helps Consumers Sue Robocallers

#Robocalls

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January 23, 2020

Swatting Attacks Target Facebook and Other Tech Execs

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Swatting

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January 15, 2020

Cybersecurity Researchers find Spoofing Vulnerability in Android’s VoIP Components

#Caller-ID Spoofing

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January 11, 2020

Academic research finds five US telcos vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Sim Swapping

#Spoofing

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January 9, 2020

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

#Call Center Fraud

#Department of Justice

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January 1, 2020

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

#Robocalls

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December 31, 2019

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Spoofing

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December 26, 2019

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

#Robocalls

#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

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November 20, 2019

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

#TDoS

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November 13, 2019

Why The Call Center Is The Vector Of Choice For Fraudsters

#Account Takeover(ATO)

#Call Center Fraud

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November 11, 2019

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

#Spoofing

#STIR/SHAKEN

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October 23, 2019

Call Centers Move Away From KBA With MFA Solutions

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#KBA

#MFA

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September 30, 2019

Can We Stop The Scourge Of Robocalls?

#Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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September 16, 2019

The Threat of Toll Fraud Persists

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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September 14, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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September 12, 2019

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

#Robocalls

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September 8, 2019

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

#Phone Scam

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September 4, 2019

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

#AI

#Financial Fraud

#Phone Scam

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September 2, 2019

Inside your phone company’s plan to stop robocalls

#AT&T

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#FCC

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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September 1, 2019

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

#Voice Spam

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August 29, 2019

Scammers are impersonating FBI phone numbers and agents, agency says

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FBI

#Fraud Prevention

#Phone Scam

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August 29, 2019

Legitimate phone calls are getting blocked in crackdown on robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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August 26, 2019

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

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

#IRS

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August 23, 2019

Phone companies and all 50 states strike deal to fight robocalls

#Robocalls

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August 23, 2019

Major Carriers, State AGs Will Work to Combat Robocalls

#Robocalls

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August 21, 2019

Will Congress act to stop robocalls?

#Robocalls

#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

#TRACED Act

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August 14, 2019

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

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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August 7, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

#Truth in Caller ID Act

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August 4, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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August 1, 2019

Duped by a Robocall From Overseas? It Was Legal

#FCC

#Robocalls

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August 1, 2019

Federal Communications Commission Takes Another Step To Try And Stop Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 17, 2019

House panel advances anti-robocall bill

#FCC

#Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

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July 12, 2019

FCC To Phone Companies: Knock Off The Robocalls Or Else

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Spoofing

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July 11, 2019

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

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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July 10, 2019

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

#AT&T

#Robocalls

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July 9, 2019

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

#Data Breach

#Enterprise

#Phone Scam

#Spoofing

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July 9, 2019

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

#FTC

#Robocalls

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July 8, 2019

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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July 5, 2019

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

#Do Not Call

#FTC

#Robocalls

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July 2, 2019

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

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#STIR/SHAKEN

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July 2, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 1, 2019

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

#FTC

#IRS

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Social Security

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July 1, 2019

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

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Robocalls

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June 25, 2019

FTC announces major crackdown on robocalls

#FTC

#Robocalls

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June 25, 2019

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

#FTC

#Robocalls

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June 23, 2019

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

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Robocalls

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June 18, 2019

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

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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June 17, 2019

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

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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June 14, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2019

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

#Apple

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2019

Here’s Why You May Start Receiving Fewer Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2019

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Voice Spam

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June 3, 2019

Congress And Government Agencies Move Toward Stopping Illegal Robocalls

#Robocalls

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June 2, 2019

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

#Call Center Fraud

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May 31, 2019

Businesses rally against proposal to block robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 24, 2019

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#STIR/SHAKEN

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May 24, 2019

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

#FCC

#TRACED Act

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May 15, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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May 14, 2019

How Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just A Phone Call

#Hackers

#VoIP

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May 8, 2019

Texas House passes bill to prohibit telemarketers from falsifying caller ID

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Robocalls

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May 6, 2019

Congress is getting ready to criminalize robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 3, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 3, 2019

Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come From ‘Social Security’

#Impostor Scam

#Phone Scam

#Social Security

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May 1, 2019

The Robocall Crisis Will Never Be Totally Fixed

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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May 1, 2019

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

#Authentication

#FCC

#Robocalls

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April 30, 2019

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

#Call Center Security

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Robocalls

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April 26, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#TRACED Act

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April 24, 2019

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

#Robocalls

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April 22, 2019

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

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

#Department of Justice

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April 7, 2019

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

#AT&T

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Verizon

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April 2, 2019

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

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

#TRACED Act

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March 29, 2019

Call Center Agents Aim to Balance Service and Identification

#Authentication

#Call Center Security

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March 28, 2019

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

#IRS

#Phishing

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March 27, 2019

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

#FTC

#Robocalls

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March 24, 2019

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

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March 20, 2019

Call Centers: The Weakest Links in Authentication Chain

#Authentication

#Call Center Security

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March 20, 2019

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

#AT&T

#Comcast

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March 16, 2019

Imposter Scams Bilking Consumers of Millions

#FTC

#Impostor Scam

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March 13, 2019

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

#FCC

#TRACED Act

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March 11, 2019

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

#FCC

#STIR/SHAKEN

#TRACED Act

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March 4, 2019

News Savvy Scammers May Put Bipartisan Robocall Bill to Test

#FCC

#Robocalls

#TRACED Act

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February 26, 2019

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

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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February 23, 2019

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

#Do Not Call

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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February 21, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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February 16, 2019

FCC First Report on Illegal Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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February 16, 2019

FCC Adopted Proposed Amendment to Truth in Caller ID Rules

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

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February 15, 2019

The Beginning of the End of Robocalls

#Robocalls

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February 14, 2019

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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February 8, 2019

Phone Number & Voice Spoofing: Protect Your Enterprise

#AI

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Enterprise

#Spoofing

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February 7, 2019

Telecom Fraud on the Rise: What Enterprises Need to Know

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

#Enterprise

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February 5, 2019

Dem chair offers bill to crack down on robocalls

#Robocalls

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January 30, 2019

Robocallers tried to cash in on the federal government shutdown

#Government Shutdown

#Robocalls

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January 30, 2019

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

#Robocalls

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January 19, 2019

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

#Robocalls

#Verizon

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January 15, 2019

Why robocalls have gotten worse since the government shutdown

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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January 12, 2019

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

#Do Not Call

#Government Shutdown

#Robocalls

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January 5, 2019

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

#Do Not Call

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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January 2, 2019

Stop Robocalling Me!

#FCC

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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December 23, 2018

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

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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December 19, 2018

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

#Authentication

#KBA

#Social Engineering

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November 29, 2018

Senators want to give FTC more authority to combat illegal robocalls

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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November 27, 2018

Bipartisan Bill Introduced In The Senate To Thwart Illegal Robocall Scams

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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November 26, 2018

Today In Data: The Rise Of Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

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November 26, 2018

Congress is taking new steps to stop robocall scammers

#Robocalls

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November 20, 2018

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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November 19, 2018

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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November 17, 2018

Bipartisan Senate bill would penalize illegal robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

#TRACED Act

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November 15, 2018

Enraged by endless robocalls? Help is on the way

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Robocalls

#STIR/SHAKEN

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November 9, 2018

Rules against robocalls shouldn’t be loosened

#AI

#FCC

#Robocalls

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November 9, 2018

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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November 6, 2018

FCC pushes carriers to implement caller ID authentication by 2019

#Authentication

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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November 6, 2018

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

#Authentication

#FCC

#Robocalls

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October 29, 2018

Social Security Warns On New Phone Spoofing Scam

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#IRS

#Social Security

#Spoofing

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October 25, 2018

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

#Consumer Fraud

#IRS

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October 19, 2018

Voice Phishing Scams Are Getting More Clever

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

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October 18, 2018

Why robocalls are about to get more dangerous

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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October 13, 2018

Apple patent could kill robocalls

#Apple

#Robocalls

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October 11, 2018

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

#Do Not Call

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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October 6, 2018

San Antonio-based company aims to protect phones from attacks

#Authentication

#Cybersecurity

#SecureLogix

#Voice Security

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September 29, 2018

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

#Voice Spam

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September 27, 2018

When 911 Is Busy

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#TDoS

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September 27, 2018

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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September 21, 2018

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

#Phone Scam

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September 20, 2018

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

#Call Center Fraud

#Consumer Fraud

#Phone Scam

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September 14, 2018

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

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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September 13, 2018

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.

#Consumer Fraud

#Voice Spam

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September 2, 2018

Robocalls and graffiti after Mollie Tibbetts’ death worry Iowa Latinos

#Robocalls

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September 2, 2018

Racist Robocalls Target Andrew Gillum, Democratic Nominee for Florida Governor

#Robocalls

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August 14, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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August 12, 2018

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

#TDoS

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July 30, 2018

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

#Department of Justice

#Impostor Scam

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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July 24, 2018

Sears seeks millions from Caribbean cruise robocall settlement

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 23, 2018

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

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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July 22, 2018

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

#Impostor Scam

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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July 20, 2018

Lawmakers Urge FCC to Fight Robocalls With Phone Number Database

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 20, 2018

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

#IRS

#Phone Scam

#Social Security

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July 18, 2018

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

#Call Center Fraud

#Phone Scam

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July 12, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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July 11, 2018

DHS, SecureLogix develop TDoS attack defense

#Homeland Security

#Research

#TDoS

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July 10, 2018

Only Public Pressure Can Cap the Surge of Robocalls

#Robocalls

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July 6, 2018

DHS Partners with SecureLogix to Prevent TDoS Attacks

#Homeland Security

#TDoS

#Voice Security

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July 6, 2018

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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July 5, 2018

Robocalls are getting worse, and some cities are top targets

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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July 5, 2018

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

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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July 4, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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June 29, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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June 25, 2018

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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June 15, 2018

Curbing Contact Center Authentication Breaches

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

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June 12, 2018

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

#Phone Scam

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June 12, 2018

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 11, 2018

Caller ID: The Technology Made For Scammers

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Consumer Fraud

#Spoofing

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June 11, 2018

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

#FTC

#Robocalls

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June 8, 2018

210 area code hit hard by ‘neighbor spoofing’

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2018

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

#Do Not Call

#IRS

#Robocalls

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June 4, 2018

Robocallers Target Chinese Speakers in Latest Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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May 31, 2018

Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore

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May 26, 2018

America is losing the war against robocalls

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FTC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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May 18, 2018

What’s behind all those Chinese-speaking robocalls

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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May 16, 2018

Correction: Robocalls-Lincoln Story

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May 16, 2018

FCC Chairman Accepts Working Group’s Recommendations for Call Authentication

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#NANC

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May 14, 2018

FCC’s Pai OKs Call Authentication Plan To Beat Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 10, 2018

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 10, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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May 7, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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May 6, 2018

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Robocalls

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April 28, 2018

Lawmakers, tech industry look to thwart robocalls

#Consumer Fraud

#Robocalls

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April 19, 2018

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Robocalls

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April 19, 2018

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

#Consumer Fraud

#FCC

#Robocalls

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April 10, 2018

EC18 News Roundup: Covering the Gamut of Communications

#Enterprise

#Tradeshow

#UC

#Unified Communications

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April 4, 2018

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

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Hackers

#TDoS

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March 26, 2018

Get Started: IRS warns against phone and phishing scams

#IRS

#Phishing

#Phone Scam

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March 23, 2018

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

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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March 15, 2018

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

#Swatting

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March 13, 2018

FCC and FTC Partner in Upcoming Efforts to Stop Illegal Robocalls

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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March 13, 2018

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Spoofing

#Swatting

#Thought Leadership

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March 6, 2018

Call Centers: In Search Of The 70 Percent Solution

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

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March 6, 2018

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

#Consumer Fraud

#IRS

#Tax Fraud

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March 5, 2018

iHeartMedia Faces TCPA Suit Over Radio Station Robocalls

#Robocalls

#Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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March 5, 2018

Indian Embassy Telephone Lines in US Spoofed by Fraudsters

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Spoofing

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March 1, 2018

FCC To Take Up Robocalls, 911 Call Routing In March

#Authentication

#Call Authentication

#FCC

#Robocalls

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February 24, 2018

Apple Repair Center Accidentally Called 911 About 1,600 Times

#Apple

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

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February 23, 2018

JPMorgan Inks $2.25M TCPA Deal Over Robocalls

#Robocalls

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February 20, 2018

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

#IRS

#Tax Fraud

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February 16, 2018

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

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

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February 8, 2018

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

#Robocalls

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February 6, 2018

IRS Warns Tax Preparers About A New Refund Scam

#Consumer Fraud

#IRS

#Tax Fraud

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January 11, 2018

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

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Swatting

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January 11, 2018

Robocall Epidemic Breaks Annual Record with 30.5 Billion Calls in 2017

#Robocalls

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January 8, 2018

FCC Targets Fraudulent Robocalls With New Call Blocking Rules

#FCC

#Robocalls

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January 4, 2018

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

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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December 30, 2017

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

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Swatting

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December 19, 2017

Phone Spam Soars to a New Record

#Do Not Call

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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November 22, 2017

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

#Donald Trump

#Net Neutrality

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November 20, 2017

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

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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November 17, 2017

FCC Approves New Rules to Block Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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November 17, 2017

How Call Centers Cope With Ever-Changing Threats And Technology

#Call Center Security

#UC

#UC Security

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November 15, 2017

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

#IRS

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November 15, 2017

The Phone Industry Has a Clever Plan to Stop Spam Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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November 8, 2017

Data: Calling Out Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

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October 27, 2017

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

#Call Center Fraud

#Department of Justice

#FTC

#IRS

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October 10, 2017

Robocalls Are Getting Worse, FTC Tells Senate

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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October 5, 2017

Shapiro, Casey Call On FCC To Allow Blocking Of Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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September 20, 2017

Beware – the Equifax Scams Are Coming

#Consumer Fraud

#Crisis Exploitation

#Data Breach

#Equifax

#Phone Scam

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September 19, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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September 16, 2017

Equifax Data Breach And Credit Freeze: Beware These 3 Scams

#Consumer Fraud

#Data Breach

#Equifax

#Phone Scam

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September 6, 2017

Cyberterrorists Targeting First Responders

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#FBI

#Homeland Security

#TDoS

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September 4, 2017

Fraud Among The Threats For Victims Of Hurricane Harvey

#Consumer Fraud

#Crisis Exploitation

#FEMA

#Insurance Fraud

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September 1, 2017

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Crisis Exploitation

#FEMA

#Insurance Fraud

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August 3, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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August 1, 2017

The FCC’s Fight Against Phone-y Calls

#FCC

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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August 1, 2017

FTC Cracking Down On Robocalls

#FTC

#Robocalls

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July 25, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 20, 2017

2 More Plead Guilty In Massive Indian Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Fraud

#Department of Justice

#Impostor Scam

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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July 15, 2017

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

#Voice Spam

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July 14, 2017

Can The FCC Really Put The Kibosh on Robocalls?

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 13, 2017

FCC Launches New Effort To Crack Down On Robocalls

#FCC

#Robocalls

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July 10, 2017

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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July 4, 2017

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

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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June 30, 2017

How Ringless Spam Voicemails Became a Partisan Issue

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 28, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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June 27, 2017

IRS Cautions Taxpayers to Watch for Summertime Scams

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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June 26, 2017

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

#Do Not Call

#FTC

#Robocalls

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June 26, 2017

Chuck Schumer Is Fighting Back Against Robocalls

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 26, 2017

Developer Uses Code To Get Revenge On Tech Support And IRS Scammers

#Consumer Fraud

#IRS

#TDoS

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June 23, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 20, 2017

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

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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June 17, 2017

The Ins and Outs of Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Fraud

#Call Center Security

#Voice Security

#VoIP Security

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June 14, 2017

States Seek a 21st-Century Upgrade to 911 Infrastructures

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#TDoS

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June 13, 2017

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

#Homeland Security

#Research

#SecureLogix

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June 6, 2017

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

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2017

Can Annoying Robocall Voicemails Be Stopped? Attorney General, Angry Phone Owners Argue Against New Marketing Tactic

#AI

#FCC

#Robocalls

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June 6, 2017

FTC Gets $2.7M Judgment Over Billions of Unlawful Robocalls

#FTC

#Robocalls

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May 31, 2017

Ringless Voicemails May Become the New Robocalls

#AI

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 26, 2017

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

#Robocalls

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May 24, 2017

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

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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May 23, 2017

Robocalls On The Rise

#FCC

#Robocalls

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May 20, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

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May 12, 2017

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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May 12, 2017

FCC “Strike Force” in War Against Robocalls

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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May 11, 2017

Monthly Robocalls Spike at 2.5 Billion Calls Received Across U.S. in April

#Robocalls

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May 11, 2017

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

#Ghost Calls

#Robocalls

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April 24, 2017

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#IRS

#Spoofing

#VoIP

#VoIP Security

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April 21, 2017

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Phone Scam

#Voice Spam

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April 20, 2017

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

#Robocalls

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April 19, 2017

HHS Watchdog Agency Issues Phone Scam Warning

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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April 19, 2017

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Homeland Security

#Phone Scam

#Spoofing

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April 18, 2017

Stopping TDoS Attacks

#Homeland Security

#TDoS

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April 18, 2017

Macy’s Accused Of Harassing Consumers With Robocalls

#Robocalls

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April 18, 2017

FCC Combats Spoofed Robocalls

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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April 17, 2017

Beware of IRS Phone Scam During Tax Season

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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April 16, 2017

Beware The Many Health-Care Scams

#Consumer Fraud

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

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April 16, 2017

Cheyenne Police Issue Phony Crash Scam Warning

#Consumer Fraud

#Phone Scam

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April 14, 2017

Scammer Says Uncle Sam Sent Him

#Consumer Fraud

#FTC

#Phone Scam

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April 13, 2017

Residents Be Wary of Phone Scam: Waterford Police

#Consumer Fraud

#Phone Scam

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March 31, 2017

Apple Fixes 911 Flaw in Latest iOS Update

#Apple

#Call Center Security

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#iPhone

#TDoS

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March 16, 2017

Dallas Says T-Mobile Not at Fault for ‘Ghost’ 911 Calls

#Call Center Security

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Ghost Calls

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

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March 16, 2017

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

#Contact Center Security

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Ghost Calls

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Phone Scam

#TDoS

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March 16, 2017

Dallas Believes T-Mobile Fixes Problem With 911 Calls

#Call Center Security

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

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March 9, 2017

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

#Consumer Fraud

#FTC

#Impostor Scam

#Phone Scam

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March 8, 2017

How Homeland Security Plans To End the Scourge of DDoS Attacks

#Critical Infrastructure

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#Homeland Security

#TDoS

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March 6, 2017

New Bill Would Push for Cybersecurity Improvements at 911 Call Centers

#Call Center Security

#Critical Infrastructure

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Homeland Security

#TDoS

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March 3, 2017

How a Cyberattack Overwhelmed the 911 System

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#TDoS

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March 3, 2017

How Homeland Security Plans to End TDoS Attacks

#Homeland Security

#TDoS

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March 3, 2017

FCC Chair Wants Carriers to Block Robocalls From Spoofed Numbers

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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March 3, 2017

National 911 Cyber Attack Was First Detected in Tarrant County

#Call Center Security

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Homeland Security

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March 2, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

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March 2, 2017

Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Spoofing

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February 28, 2017

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

#Cybersecurity

#Voice Firewall

#VoIP

#VoIP Security

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February 28, 2017

Communication APIs Mark Uncharted Waters for UC Security

#UC

#UC Security

#Unified Communications

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February 27, 2017

Avoiding Tax Disaster — Beware Of These 4 Common Tax Scams

#FTC

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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February 24, 2017

FBI Warning UT Austin About Phone Scam

#FBI

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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February 22, 2017

UC Security Lags Despite the Cloud Creating New Threats

#Cybersecurity

#UC

#UC Security

#Unified Communications

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February 21, 2017

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

#FTC

#Robocalls

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February 20, 2017

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

#Bomb Threat

#Robocalls

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February 15, 2017

Are You A Victim Of These Scams Targeting Seniors

#Elder Fraud

#FTC

#IRS

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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February 14, 2017

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

#Spoofing

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

#UC

#UC Security

#Unified Communications

#VoIP Security

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February 7, 2017

Will Trump Administration Mean More Robocalls?

#FCC

#Robocalls

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February 6, 2017

What if hackers could knock off 911 Emergency Telephony Network?

#Call Center Security

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#FCC

#Hackers

#TDoS

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February 2, 2017

Robo-call Bomb Threat Made Against Cape Elizabeth Middle School

#Bomb Threat

#Robocalls

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February 1, 2017

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

#FCC

#Robocalls

#Student Debt

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February 1, 2017

Stopping Senior Scams: Developments in Financial Fraud Affecting Seniors

#Consumer Fraud

#Cybersecurity

#Elder Fraud

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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January 30, 2017

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

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#FTC

#Robocalls

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January 30, 2017

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

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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January 30, 2017

The Dos and Dont’s of Securing Your VoIP Communications

#Cybersecurity

#PBX

#VoIP Security

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January 28, 2017

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

#Cybersecurity

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January 27, 2017

Unified Communications Devices Open Up Security Problems

#UC

#UC Security

#Unified Communications

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January 14, 2017

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

#Bomb Threat

#Homeland Security

#Robocalls

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January 13, 2017

FTC Announces Crackdown on Two Massive Illegal Robocall Operations

#Do Not Call

#FTC

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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January 11, 2017

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

#Bomb Threat

#Cybersecurity

#FBI

#Robocalls

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January 10, 2017

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

#Cybersecurity

#TDoS

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January 9, 2017

Jewish Centers In At Least 9 States Receive Bomb Threats

#Cybersecurity

#Robocalls

#TDoS

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January 9, 2017

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

#Caller-ID Spoofing

#Do Not Call

#FCC

#Spoofing

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January 6, 2017

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

#Consumer Fraud

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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January 5, 2017

Police Investigate Bomb Threat Robocall to Long Neck Elementary

#Bomb Threat

#Robocalls

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January 5, 2017

Attackers Can Make It Impossible to Dial 911

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#TDoS

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January 4, 2017

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

#IRS

#Phone Scam

#Social Engineering

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December 22, 2016

AT&T Takes Aim At Scam Callers

#Cybersecurity

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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December 21, 2016

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

#Cybersecurity

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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December 21, 2016

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

#IRS

#Phone Scam

#Robocalls

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December 1, 2016

Callers For Dollars: Inside India’s Scam Call Centers

#Consumer Fraud

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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November 22, 2016

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

#IRS

#Phone Scam

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November 21, 2016

Pulling our head out of the sand on cybersecurity

#Critical Infrastructure

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#TDoS

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November 14, 2016

Man indicted in Cyberattack on Phoenix-Area 911 Call Systems

#Call Center Security

#Contact Center Security

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

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November 11, 2016

Exploring Telephony Denial of Service

#Call Center Security

#Cybersecurity

#TDoS

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November 9, 2016

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

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#TDoS

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November 9, 2016

Counting The Cost Of Voicemail Hacking

#PBX

#voicemail hacking

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November 8, 2016

iOS WebView Auto Dialer Bug

#Cybersecurity

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Robocalls

#TDoS

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November 8, 2016

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

#Cybersecurity

#Robocalls

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November 3, 2016

What If Hackers Could Knock Off 911 Emergency Telephony Network?

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Hackers

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November 3, 2016

The Day The 911 Network Stood Still

#Critical Infrastructure

#Emergency Services & 911 Systems

#Healthcare

#Hospitals

#TDoS

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January 28, 2016

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

#VoIP Security

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November 1, 2015

The Need for VoIP Security: Vulnerabilities and Defensive Tactics

#Cybersecurity

#TDoS

#VoIP Security

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August 28, 2015

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

#Call Hijacking

#Hackers

#Toll Fraud

#Call Pumping

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Hackers Use AI to Supercharge Social Engineering Attacks

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Anatomy of an Attack: The “BlackSuit Blitz” at a Global Equipment Manufacturer

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Researchers Mount Vishing Attacks With Real-Time Voice Cloning

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