FCC tightens KYC rules for telecoms, closes loophole for banned foreign services
The commission wants telecoms to do more to verify their callers and prevent illegal calls and scams from reaching Americans.
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FCC finalizes new penalties for robocall violators
The regulations, put in place after President Joe Biden’s voice was cloned, imposes $10,000 fines on telecoms that file false or late caller information.
Google files lawsuit against Lighthouse ‘phishing for dummies’ text scammers
The suspected Chinese schemers behind it enable those constant fake E-Z Pass and U.S. Postal Service smishing messages.
FCC removes 1,200 voice providers from telephone networks in major robocall crackdown
Attorneys general across the country are also taking action in a program dubbed “Operation Robocall Roundup.”
New Hampshire authorities charge Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall
Steve Kramer has been indicted for 13 counts of felony voter suppression and 13 misdemeanor counts of impersonating a political candidate.
Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won’t ‘get anywhere’
Steve Kramer tells CyberScoop he hasn’t seen the lawsuit filed against him over the New Hampshire primary robocall, but it won’t be successful.
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‘Fines alone aren’t enough:’ FCC threatens to blacklist voice providers for flouting robocall rules
The FCC move to prevent American from receiving robocalls could boot as many as seven VoIP providers from U.S. telecom networks.
Why robotexts are scammers’ favorite new tool
Technology meant to limit robocalls has pushed scammers toward SMS-based attacks, which experts say can be even more dangerous.
FCC proposes record $5 million robocall fine for voter suppression scam
John Burkman and Jacob Wohl are also facing a number of felony charges.