Tag: blocking
French President Macron Promises National Scam Block for SMS and Email
The pledge to implement a filter of malicious links was stated on Emmanuel Macron's official LinkedIn account.
Elon Musk Has Radical Solution for A2P SMS Fraud: Twitter Turns Off 2-Factor Authentication by SMS
Comms providers will fear other businesses may follow Twitter's lead by telling users to adopt different modes of authentication.
Elon Musk Says Twitter Lost $60mn a Year Because 390 Telcos Used Bot Accounts to Pump A2P SMS
Twitter accounts were created solely to generate revenue for telcos from two-factor authentication SMS messages.
Why Massive Political Bias in Email Spam Algorithms Is Problematic for Free Speech More Generally
Academics at North Carolina State University proved Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have biased email filters.
Another Bad US Proposal Wants More Punishment for Telcos Instead of Punishing Robocallers
The FCC wastes time on bad data from biased lobbyists when the universal answer to crime is to punish the criminals responsible.
Why Not Spam the Phishers?
Opinions about how to respond to a crime change according to the frequency of that crime.
Ghana’s Telcos Collectively Block 28,000 SIMs in Common Bid to Stop Mobile Money Fraud
Tricky fraudsters deliberately misspell their messages in the hope of evading automated filters.
Three UK Blocks up to 5.8mn SMS Texts Each Month
Darren Purkis, CFO at Three UK, also said 'bigger attacks' like Flubot had sometimes led to even more messages being blocked.
Indian Scam Call Centers Targeted by US Prosecutors
Six call centers are accused of generating 'tens of millions of scam calls'.
Belgium to Introduce Automated Blocking of SMS Messages
A new law from Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter is focused on improving communications services for consumers.
The Senior Politician Convicted of Robocalling (and Why It Matters)
A graduate of one of the USA's most prestigious law schools learned that not every country has weak rules about robocall spam.
Has the UK Regulator Just Ordered the Blocking of Foreign Scam Calls?
No, Ofcom has not ordered widespread blocking of international calls. But risk managers should understand why the BBC said they had.
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