Nuisance & Spam
Brazil’s Regulator Launches Spam Number-Checking Web Portal for Consumers
According to some measures, Brazilians receive more nuisance robocalls than any other nationality.
Disconnecting Twilio Would Have Been a Disaster; How Do We Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Us to the Brink?
Everybody would be better protected if callers are routinely associated with Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs).
Singapore to Flag All A2P SMS from Unregistered Senders as ‘Likely Scam’
The warnings will be presented for 6 months from January 31, then texts from unregistered senders will be automatically blocked.
FCC Threatens to Disconnect Twilio for Illegal Robocalls
Warning a USD10bn comms provider that they could be cut off in 48 hours represents a significant escalation by the US regulator.
Twitter Blocked Big Telcos in India, Russia and Indonesia in Vain Bid to Reduce Bots
Customers of some of the world's biggest telcos were unable to access their Twitter accounts.
More Enormous Fines Proposed for Robocallers Who Never Paid Their Previous Fines
Why propose a 'record' USD300mn penalty when nobody collected a USD2.7mn penalty already handed out for the same crime?
Will Germany Reject STIR/SHAKEN?
US supporters of a one-size-fits-all approach to authenticating voice calls face the twin obstacles of German culture and trials of a rival technology by Deutsche Telekom.
Swipe Left to Sue Robocallers: Is This App a Scam?
A lawyer who says he intends to sue telephone spammers for a billion dollars has an unusual way of marketing his services.
November Statistics Confirm Upward Trend for US Robocalls
The worsening trend identified by the YouMail Robocall Index was not altered by an error in the previous month's figures.
India Consults on Using Calling Name Presentation to Tackle Scam Calls
TRAI has outlined four ways Indian telcos could show recipients the names of people and businesses that are calling them.
FCC ‘Cuts Off’ Telco for Ignoring Robocall Rules… But What about Other Telcos Run by the Same People?
It took the FCC a year to bar Global UC Inc but nothing stops their sister companies from taking their place.
“I Will Work from the Backend”: Transcripts from a Robocall Investigation
Indiana's top prosecutor is showing the public how telcos facilitate bad traffic by allowing crooks to hide behind a series of fronts.
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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