Tag: Transnexus
US Scam Robocalls Up 55%; STIR/SHAKEN Down 6.5%
Per YouMail's statistics, scam calls to Americans have risen 55% since December. It was inevitable that crooks would learn how to work around STIR/SHAKEN.
Telco Investigated for Illegal Robocalls Uses Defamation Law to Silence Critics
One suit seeks millions in damages from a 'self-anointed robocalling vigilante'; the other wants restitution from a STIR/SHAKEN supplier.
Calls with STIR/SHAKEN C-Attestation Almost 6 Times More Likely to Be Robocalls than Unsigned Calls
One billion bad calls were 'authenticated' during June by systems which were supposed to protect Americans from bad calls.
Calls with STIR/SHAKEN C-Attestation Now 5 Times More Likely to Be Robocalls than Unsigned Calls
The centerpiece for the US strategy to reduce robocalls has been corrupted to a mind-blowing extent.
New Data Shows Big Flaw in STIR/SHAKEN Is Now Even Worse
US calls with B or C grade authentication are three times more likely to be nuisance robocalls than calls with no authentication.
The ‘Amazing’ Correlation that Reveals the Flaw in US Robocalling Rules
Data shows that fraudsters have perverted STIR/SHAKEN to obtain positive attestations for robocalls made to US consumers.
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.
Categories
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
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.
Get Our Weekly Newsletter by Email
