Tag: spoofing
5 Takeaways from Surveillance of a Scam Call Center
Hacker Jim Browning took control of the CCTV inside an Indian scam call center and used it to reveal exactly how it worked. His videos should be used to train all fraud managers.
Singapore Tackles Scams By Displaying ‘+’ Symbol for International Calls
Authorities are taking action following a 50% rise in phone impersonation frauds.
Vigilante Hacker Spies on Scam Call Center Using Their Own CCTV and Call Recording Systems
Fraudsters in Gurgaon, India, were raided by police after British hacker Jim Browning published recordings of their crimes.
US Plans to Create Robocall-Tracing Monopoly
The TRACED Act demanded the appointment of a privately-led consortium tasked with tracing unlawful robocalls back to their origin.
Restraining Orders for US Telcos that Spread Indian Robocall Frauds
The US Department of Justice is seeking to stop two VoIP carriers that provided a gateway for millions of scam calls.
The 2020 Prediction That Should Have Changed Already
The all-IP future of telecoms risk is coming our way, even if some risk managers struggle to move towards it.
First STIR/SHAKEN Verified Call across Three Telcos
T-Mobile US, Comcast and Inteliquent say they have achieved a global first by using a digital signature to validate the origin of a call routed across three networks.
US Reg Targets Spoofed SMS and Calls from Overseas
The Federal Communications Commission voted to extend existing regulations so they can also pursue wrongdoers sending SMS messages or originating calls from outside the USA.
US Caller ID Verification Body Seeks Certificate Authorities
To prevent spoofing of caller IDs, the US needs competent organizations to issue digital certificates to telcos.
Europe Should Act on Call ID Spoofing Now
Andy Rawnsley of the NICC told RAG Bonn about the great work done to reduce nuisance calls in the UK, but European telcos and regulators need to be more proactive about CLI spoofing.
Why IP Networks Will Kill Telecoms Fraud Detectives
Cheaper voice calls encourage crime, whilst SIP-enabled analytics is making fraud detection more instantaneous and automated than ever.
Nuisance Calling in the US and UK
The growth in robocalling and associated fraud has prompted serious consumer protection initiatives on both sides of the Atlantic.
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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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