Only 1 in 5 Mobile Operators Believe GSMA/3GPP Security Guidelines Cover All Signaling Threats
The Cellusys-Kaleido signaling security survey contains many other statistics that will trouble risk managers and ordinary phone users.
Canada Postpones STIR/SHAKEN Deadline Yet Again
Continued ‘technical and policy issues’ means the Canadian regulator has delayed the mandatory adoption of the new call authentication technology by a total of 32 months.
Australia Blocked 11mn Wangiri and 44mn Spoofed Calls Since December
Comms providers adopted a code of conduct to detect, trace and block scam calls in late 2020.
Fears That STIR/SHAKEN Will Lead to Blocking of Calls from Small Telcos
The Canadian Chapter of the Internet Society is worried that anti-spoofing rules will create a ‘two-tier’ telecoms market.
The Assassin That Was Tricked by a Spoofed CLI
Russian politician Alexei Navalny wanted to know how he was poisoned using the deadly Novichok nerve agent, so he simply called one of the team responsible.
Racist Robocaller Fined $9.9mn
American neo-Nazi Scott Rhodes spoofed the CLIs of 4,959 calls that promoted his website and beliefs.
Will US Robocall Policy Be Racist?
Recent webinars from the SIP Forum revealed dangerously vague thinking about the consequences of adopting STIR/SHAKEN and using algorithms to block calls.
Why Call Spoofing Will Not Be Stopped by Digital Signatures
The CEO of the AB Handshake Corporation responds to inaccurate claims by a competitor to her anti-fraud solution.
$37.5mn Fine for Spoofed Robocall Telemarketers
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.
A Defense of STIR/SHAKEN
An expert in the governance of the STIR/SHAKEN anti-spoofing protocols responds to criticism of their cost and effectiveness.