Nuisance & Spam
US Regulator Finds New Robocall Bogeymen: Foreign Owners
Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has often complained about robocalls, but never implied foreigners were to blame before.
What Will Be Achieved by the US-Australia Anti-Robocall Agreement?
The leaders of the FCC and the ACMA signed a piece of paper that lists vague promises they are not obliged to keep.
American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess
Do not blame Sonia Sotomayor and the Supreme Court of the United States for correctly reading an ineptly written law.
Why India Had to Suspend SMS Spam Blockchain Safelist
Some banks and e-commerce sites failed to register with India's Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) blockchain.
Racist Robocaller Fined $9.9mn
American neo-Nazi Scott Rhodes spoofed the CLIs of 4,959 calls that promoted his website and beliefs.
Will US Robocall Policy Be Racist?
Recent webinars from the SIP Forum revealed dangerously vague thinking about the consequences of adopting STIR/SHAKEN and using algorithms to block calls.
New Global Report Says Brazilians Receive Most Spam Robocalls
Truecaller's app for blocking spam calls is reportedly stopping 50 calls per user per month in Brazil, well above the amount of spam received by US subscribers per their international tables.
$37.5mn Fine for Spoofed Robocall Telemarketers
The FCC issued the penalty to an Arizona business that made 2.3mn spoofed robocalls, but Commissioner Geoffrey Starks noted the poor record for collecting similar fines.
FBI Investigates Robocalls Telling Voters to ‘Stay Home’
The New York Attorney General is also looking into reports of vote-suppressing robocall campaigns that began well ahead of Election Day, but which were allowed to continue unhindered.
Huge Honeypot Study Finds US Robocalls are Stupid but Plentiful
Calls received by 66,606 phone lines over 11 months showed that voice spammers are unsophisticated but persistent.
US Threatens to Cut Off Four More Telcos for Spreading COVID-19 Spam
The FCC and FTC accused telcos in Canada, the UK and USA of either originating or transmitting fraudulent robocalls.
3 US Gateway Telcos Threatened With Total Block Unless They Stop Spreading Coronavirus Spam
The international gateway providers were given 48 hours to end the flow of scam robocalls that originated overseas.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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