Nuisance & Spam
T-Mobile US Tops Charts for Latest US Scam Call Traces
There is an inherent conflict of interest in how the US traceback consortium is funded.
Indian Regulator Suggests Increasing the Cost of Calls and P2P SMS to Reduce Spam
TRAI also suggests increased use of honeypots.
Zero Trust: Why Europe Is Beating the USA in the War on Telecoms Scams
The recent CEPT workshop on fraud prevention showed that European comms regulators are on the right track.
Twilio, Vonage and Verizon Feature Prominently in Latest US Scam Call Traceback Report
It is funny how the US telecoms sector never seems to be concerned when big businesses originate bad calls.
The Mysterious Case of the Saudi Mobile Operator That Keeps Being Rejected from the US Robocall Mitigation Database
Foreign telcos may try to help the FCC, but the FCC lacks the competence to help itself.
UK Comms Regulator Joins International Anti-Scam Coordination Group
Ofcom's participation in the Global Informal Regulatory Antifraud Forum (GIRAF) improves the prospects of GIRAF recruiting from countries that have signed bilateral agreements with the UK.
New Belgian Law to Block Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers
Belgium follows ECC Recommendation 23(03) by giving telcos 3 months to stop calls spoofing Belgian landlines and 6 months for calls spoofing mobiles.
Deutsche Telekom Remains Top Foreign Source of Potentially Illegal Calls that US Traced Back to Origin
Around 1,200 calls were traced by the US authorities during the final quarter of 2023, per the most recent 'transparency' report.
Baltic Telcos Hail Blocks on Spoofed Inbound International Calls
The Lithuanian and Latvian telcos of Bitė Group will also block calls presenting any domestic number which has not been assigned to an operator.
First Look at CHAKEN: The Chinese Rival to STIR/SHAKEN with Personal Avatars and Video ID
China borrowed concepts from the US approach to call validation then added steroids and a turbocharger.
India Will Block Inbound International Calls That Spoof a Domestic Mobile Number
Indian telcos already block foreign calls that spoof Indian landlines.
China Adopts Rival Caller Identification Standard to STIR/SHAKEN
Huawei, ZTE, Samsung and three of the world's biggest telcos were involved in the creation of the new standard, which is set to be implemented by November 1.
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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