Until recently, one of the giveaways for these scam calls was that they came from an unknown number – often from an international number that is immediately suspicious and gives people cause to ...

For years, we’ve used caller ID as an example of a “secure” identification, especially in comparison to the more “open” capabilities of IP and SMTP. For instance, it’s common knowledge that one may ...

Bank impostor scams cost Americans $2.9 billion as criminals use AI voices and caller ID spoofing to steal life savings.

It’s not me mounting the defense, mind you. However, I thought it worth noting that a pair of recent columns — “Confessions of a Caller-ID spoofer” and “Caller-ID spoofing burns fire equipment company ...

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...

The FCC on Tuesday gave wireless carriers until next summer to implement a system designed to prevent caller ID spoofing. The goal is blocking phone scammers from using fake caller ID information to ...

They vanished for a while, but “No Caller ID” calls are back, and not always for the better. These days, lots of people across the US are seeing more anonymous calls. Some are harmless, like delivery ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Spoof phone calls where the caller ID has the name of a company, but is associated with a fake number, is a common scam. People now need to be on the lookout for spoof calls ...

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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho State Police (ISP) is warning the public of a phone scam hitting the Gem State. The spoofing scam involves using a fake caller ID to impersonate ISP Captains or other personnel.

In a February 2, 2023, article titled “USPTO warns of new spoofing scam targeting trademark owners,” we warned you about a spoofing tactic where scammers were calling trademark owners using “spoofing” ...