Nuisance & Spam
How Can We Regain Trust in Accepting Calls from Unknown Mobile Numbers?
An examination of how the comms sector is responding to the spoofing of caller IDs.
WhatsApp Bans Surge Higher in India
31 million WhatsApp accounts associated with Indian phone numbers were banned during the first quarter of 2025.
Peruvian Call Center Boss Extradited to USA
Carla Magaly Alcedo is accused of running a criminal enterprise that defrauded Spanish-speaking inhabitants of the USA.
US Regulator Considers Mandatory Call Validation for Non-IP Networks
After five years of hoping that US telcos would upgrade all networks to IP, the FCC is contemplating a long overdue reversal of its consumer protection policy.
WhatsApp Banned 92 Million Indian Accounts Last Year
The rising number of bans may be due to spammers and scammers shifting their focus away from traditional telecom services.
Indian Regulator Demands More Phone Honeypots; Toughens Controls on Spam and Scams
Telcos are obliged to implement a raft of additional protections against spam and scams per TRAI's new rules on unsolicited communications.
Big Indian Telcos Trial Indigenous SMS Spam Blocker
India's distinctive approach to telco consumer protection makes considerable use of home-grown technologies and public-private partnerships.
FCC Withheld Data from 2024 Robocall Report to US Government
The US Federal Communications Commission is too politicized to be trustworthy.
Consistent KYC Is Vital for Consumer Protection
Please read and copy the draft know-your-customer code of conduct that I submitted to the i3Forum.
Will VESPER Solve the STIR/SHAKEN Problem with Garbage In, Garbage Out?
After admitting STIR/SHAKEN can be undermined by attaching signatures to calls that have not been validated, some of its architects are proposing a new method that connects signatures to the right to use an originating party's name or brand.
Americans Are Seven Times More Likely to Complain about Nuisance Calls than Brits
Comparing complaints received by the UK's ICO to the US FTC reveals remarkable similarities in trends despite divergent policies on reducing spam and scam calls.
Academics Find Reduction in US Robocalls but Spammers Have Adapted to STIR/SHAKEN
Hard data shows why phone honeypots would stop illegal comms.
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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