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Racist Robocaller Fined $9.9mn

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Jan 2021 Privacy & Intellectual Property

American neo-Nazi Scott Rhodes spoofed the CLIs of 4,959 calls that promoted his website and beliefs.


New Global Report Says Brazilians Receive Most Spam Robocalls

By Eric Priezkalns 17 Dec 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Truecaller’s app for blocking spam calls is reportedly stopping 50 calls per user per month in Brazil, well above the amount of spam received by US subscribers per their international tables.


$37.5mn Fine for Spoofed Robocall Telemarketers

By Eric Priezkalns 13 Nov 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

The FCC issued the penalty to an Arizona business that made 2.3mn spoofed robocalls, but Commissioner Geoffrey Starks noted the poor record for collecting similar fines.


FBI Investigates Robocalls Telling Voters to ‘Stay Home’

By Eric Priezkalns 10 Nov 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

The New York Attorney General is also looking into reports of vote-suppressing robocall campaigns that began well ahead of Election Day, but which were allowed to continue unhindered.


Huge Honeypot Study Finds US Robocalls are Stupid but Plentiful

By Eric Priezkalns 15 Oct 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Calls received by 66,606 phone lines over 11 months showed that voice spammers are unsophisticated but persistent.


US Telcos Given Freedom to Use Analytics to Block Illegal Robocalls

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Jul 2020 Data & Analytics

An FCC order means traffic may be blocked if reasonable analytics suggests it would not be wanted by the recipient.


Telemarketers Who Spoofed 1bn Robocalls Threatened with $225mn Fine

By Eric Priezkalns 11 Jun 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai blasted the robocallers, who are also being sued by the Texas Attorney General.


US Threatens to Cut Off Four More Telcos for Spreading COVID-19 Spam

By Eric Priezkalns 22 May 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

The FCC and FTC accused telcos in Canada, the UK and USA of either originating or transmitting fraudulent robocalls.


Significant Fall in UK Nuisance Calls

By Eric Priezkalns 19 May 2020 Data & Analytics

A survey by the UK regulator found that fewer than half of landline and mobile subscribers had received a nuisance call in the previous four weeks.


RAG TV: SIP, Signals, Fraud, Robocalls and Politics

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Apr 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Arnd Baranowski, Oculeus CEO, was the guest of RAG TV for a wide-ranging and topical discussion about the way IP networks have altered the fraud landscape and the mitigation of risks.


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