Robocalling can enable phishing, caller ID spoofing, and social engineering that expose personal data or redirect victims to malicious services.
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Robocalling is the automated placement of large volumes of telephone calls, using prerecorded messages or text-to-speech. It has legitimate uses, such as alerts and appointment reminders, but unwanted calls can also support fraud. Caller-ID spoofing can make a call appear to come from a bank, government agency, employer, or a known contact, while voice cloning can make impersonation more convincing.
In information security, robocalls are commonly a vishing (voice-phishing) channel: recipients may be pressured to disclose passwords, payment details, one-time codes, or personal data, visit a malicious site, install software, or call another number. Organizations should treat caller identity and unsolicited instructions as untrusted, verify requests through independently obtained contact details, and train staff on these scenarios. Call filtering and authentication controls can reduce volume but do not replace verification; security teams should preserve relevant call, message, and account records when investigating targeted campaigns.
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The acquisition allows the credit reporting agency to add SMS spam and scam prevention to its robocall blocking capabilities.
The political consultant who wrote the script and paid for the deepfake audio used in robocalls was fined $6 million by the FCC.
FCC wants to hit this political genius with first-of-a-kind punishment The political consultant who admitted paying $150 to create a deepfake anti-Biden robocall has been indicted on charges of felony voter suppression and misdemeanor impersonation of a candidate.…
In a first-ever move, the commission's enforcement bureau has high hopes that official classification will allow law enforcement partners to better combat these kinds of threats.
Agency is on the lookout for a Prince among men The US Federal Communications Commission has named its first robocall gang, dubbing the crew "Royal Tiger," and detailed its operations in an attempt to encourage international action against the scammers.…
In a first, the FCC has designated “Royal Tiger” as a malicious robocall threat group
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named its first officially designated robocall threat actor 'Royal Tiger,' a move aiming to help international partners and law enforcement more easily track individuals and entities behind repeat robocall campaigns. [...]
California-based XCast Labs says it will settle FTC charges of facilitating illegal robocalls
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday said it reached a settlement with VoIP service provider XCast over allegations that it facilitated illegal telemarketing campaigns since at least January 2018, in contravention of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR)
Part of network of crims who used 'trickery and threats' to target elderly, says US Attorney Two Indian nationals each received 41-month prison sentences for their involvement in $1.2 million worth of robocall scams targeting the elderly, according to the district of New Jersey’s attorney's office on Tuesday.…
5 billion calls over three months. Was your phone spammed? US regulators want to fine the operators of a claimed massive robocall operation almost $300 million that made more than 5 billion pre-recorded calls over three months early last year.…
Auto-warranty campaign made billions of calls
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission proposed today a record-breaking $300 million fine against an auto warranty robocall operation that made billions of calls to more than 550 million phones across the United States. [...]
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed the largest-ever fine against a robocaller for Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations. [...]
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that it will take legal action against Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers who do not hand over information requested during robocall investigations. [...]