Tag: CLI spoofing
Telco Insiders Arrested; Accused of Aiding $41mn Bank Frauds with 580 million Scam Texts and 180,000 Spoofed Calls
Arrests by South Korean police include the CEO of an SMS messaging platform and a systems administrator at an MVNO.
Anti-fraud Vendor Names 5 “Trusted” Countries Linked to Hidden Telecoms Fraud
An American business with an international clientele cited various examples of crime that challenge cultural assumptions.
Europol’s New Paper on Caller ID Spoofing Is Better than Anything Else You Will Read on This Subject
The police can be impartial about the methods needed to tackle crime when businesses are letting the rest of society down.
USA Finally Considers Blocking Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers
A crumbling strategy for scam reduction has forced the FCC to contemplate options opposed by lobbyists and the businesses they represent.
Leading Anti-Fraud Expert Says Blocking Millions of Scam Calls Is Unsustainable
Italian, Irish and Spanish authorities have recently mentioned the blocking of many scam calls. However, Endre Syvertsen of Telenor Linx warned that blocking is not enough.
Why Countries Like the UK Need to Use ‘Is Roaming’ Checks to Reduce Scams
An Ofcom consultation about international calls that spoof mobile numbers represents a step in the right direction but regulators in other countries have gone further in less time.
“Keep Call Centers in America Act” Would Transform the Global Anti-Fraud Landscape
A new bipartisan bill from Senators Ruben Gallego and Jim Justice would give consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls and hence challenge assumptions about how to tackle cross-border scams.
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.
Mexicans Warned about Surge of Wangiri Calls with UK Numbers
Police and television personalities have been highlighting the scam this week.
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.
GSMA Call Check vs STIR/SHAKEN: Explaining the Two Competing Models for Validating Caller ID Worldwide
The launch of GSMA Call Check has clarified a fundamental and binary choice for all countries, regulators and telcos.
Why This Year’s MWC Barcelona Is the Most Important for Global Comms Security
The state of international relations between the USA, Europe and China cannot be ignored. We may not be able to change the whole world, but meet me in Barcelona if you share my desire to change one small but important part of it.
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