Robocalls

FINALLY! FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud
Richi Jennings | | alternative payment fraud, Brendan Carr, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, Federal Communications Commission, Fraud, gift card, gift cards, Know Your Customer, KYC, mariocop123.com, robocall, Robocallers, Robocalls, SB Blogwatch, scam, Scams, telco, Telnyx, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, vishing, vishing attacks, VoIP
KYC isn’t a Thing, claims telco: Commissioner Brendan Carr (pictured) wants $4.5 million fine on Telnyx, for enabling “illegal robocall scheme.” ...
Security Boulevard

Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, Call Protect, Data breaches, Jolly Roger Telephone Company, NoMoRobo, Riip Digital, Robocalls, Seth Heyman, spamhaus, TCPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, The Blacklist Alliance, TrueCaller
A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its ...
Preventing Tax Identity Theft, FTC and Robocallers, Google Photos Incident
Tom Eston | | Cybersecurity, Fraud, FTC, google, google photos, IRS, Podcast, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, Robocallers, Robocalls, Scams, tax, tax season, taxes, VoIP, Vulnerabilities, Weekly Blaze Podcast
In episode 107 for February 10th 2020: preventing tax identity theft and other tax scams, the FTC taking a stand against companies that support robocallers, and details on the incident where videos ...

Top 10 Podcast Episodes from 2019
Tom Eston | | 2019, amazon, Amazon Alexa, Apple, biometrics, certifications, cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, facebook, Firefox, Frauds, home security, Lock Picking, malvertising, Malware, Phishing, Physical Security, Podcast, Privacy, Ransomware, Ring, Ring Doorbell, Robocalls, Scams, Shared Security Updates, Smart TV, Top 10, training, Vacation, VPN
Thank you for supporting and listening to the show this year! Initial data on our download numbers show that we’ve grown our audience by over 40% in 2019! Having said that, if ...

Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do.
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, Aaron Mackey, Andy Greenberg, ATT, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Communications Commission, Gigi Sohn, Google Voice, Nicholas Truglia, Robocalls, SIM swapping, The Coming Storm, wired
Incessantly annoying and fraudulent robocalls. Corrupt wireless company employees taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to unlock and hijack mobile phone service. Wireless providers selling real-time customer location data, despite ...

FTC shutters four Robocalling services that made billions of calls in 2018
The Federal Trade Commission announced settlements this week that could result in many fewer of those annoying Robocalls we've all been receiving. Who did they sanction and what were those companies doing?NetDotSolutions ...
Preventing Illegal Robocalls, Webcam Spying, Dating App Account Hacking – WB56
Tom Eston | | Coffee Meets Bagle, credential stuffing, Cybersecurity, Data breach, dating, fcc, Fraud, OkCupid, Podcast, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, Robocalls, Scams, webcam, Weekly Blaze Podcast
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for February 18th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Preventing illegal robocalls, should you be scared of your laptop’s webcam, and ...
Midterm Election Security, Gait Recognition Surveillance Technology, Caller ID Authentication – WB42
Tom Eston | | ajit pai, CCTV, china, Cybersecurity, DEF CON, DHS, Edgewise, election, Election hacking, facial recognition, fcc, Gait Recognition, Mobile, phone scams, Podcast, Podcast Episodes, Privacy, Robocalls, Silent Pocket, surveillance, Voice, voting, voting machines, Weekly Blaze Podcast
This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for November 12, 2018 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Midterm Election Security, Gait Recognition Surveillance Technology and Caller ID Authentication Silent ...