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Phone spampocalypse: fighting back in the age of unwanted calls

September 27, 2018 admin 101, Berkley, call-blocking act, CNA, DNO, DNO list, FYI, Mitigate, Nigel Guest, phone spam, RAY BAUM'S Act, robocalls, ROBOCOP Act, spam, spampocalypse, unwanted calls

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:58:27 +0000

US telecommunications companies have the technology to protect customers against the rising tide of unwanted calls—they just haven’t done it yet. So it’s up to lawmakers and consumers themselves to fight back against phone spampocalypse. Here’s how they’re doing it.

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Tags: Berkley call-blocking act CNA DNO DNO list Mitigate Nigel Guest phone spam RAY BAUM’S Act robocalls ROBOCOP Act spam spampocalypse unwanted calls

MalwareBytes Security

Stop telephoning me-eh-eh-eh-eh: robocalls explained

February 1, 2018 admin 101, Explained, fraud, FYI, phone scam, robocalling, robocalls

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:11:47 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has identified robocalls as the number one complaint from the public. In this post, we tell you what you need to know to protect against the nasty ones.

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Independent MotherBoard Security

I Uncovered a Group of Scammers Posing as Apple Support Technicians

September 20, 2017 admin apple, India, iOS, robocalls, scams, Twitter

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:47:22 +0000

When I tried calling their number, a woman told me Apple has a second headquarters in Virginia. It doesn’t.

Independent Krebs

Got Robocalled? Don’t Get Mad; Get Busy.

June 25, 2017 admin Do Not Call registry, Farsight Security, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Little Brook Media, Martin Toha. voip.com, Michael LaSalla, National Association of Credit Services Organizations, NoMoRobo, Other, ringless voicemails, Robby Birnbaum, robocalls, System Admin LLC, TrueCaller

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:24:16 +0000

Several times a week my cell phone receives the telephonic equivalent of spam: A robocall. On each occasion the call seems to come from a local number, but when I answer there is that telltale pause followed by an automated voice pitching some product or service. So when I heard from a reader who chose to hang on the line and see where one of these robocalls led him, I decided to dig deeper. This is the story of that investigation. Hopefully, it will inspire readers to do their own digging and help bury this annoying and intrusive practice.