Robocall

Robotexts Rebound To 12 Billion On The Heels Of Three Month Decreases, According To Robokiller Insights

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Robotexts jumped to 12 billion in September, a 9% month-over-month increase, according to Robokiller Insights .

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Robotexts jumped to 12 billion in September, a 9% month-over-month increase, according to Robokiller Insights .
  • Despite the divergent paths, Robokiller predicts Americans will continue to receive a surplus of both SMS and robocall spam throughout the remainder of 2023.
  • As we approach the final months of the year, robotexts are making an unwelcome comeback.
  • Additionally, if your brand is interested in protecting against scams perpetrated under its name, contact our enterprise service team .

Social Engineering: The New York StateWide Senior Action Council's "Medicare Fraud of the Month" for September

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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Scammers are using Social Engineering tactics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chatbots, and Robocalls to commit Medicare Fraud.

Key Points: 
  • Scammers are using Social Engineering tactics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Chatbots, and Robocalls to commit Medicare Fraud.
  • The StateWide Fraud of the Month is a component of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), the definitive resource for New York State's senior citizens and caregivers to detect, prevent, and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse.
  • Then they must quickly leave the conversation before suspicion sets in," said Maria Alvarez, StateWide's Executive Director in announcing this month's Medicare Fraud.
  • View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/social-engineering-the-new-york...
    SOURCE New York StateWide Senior Action Council, Inc.

The SIP Forum Announces Call Authentication-Focused Conference Agenda for SIPNOC 2023 is Now Live

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SIP Forum has announced its conference agenda has been published for the 12th annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC 2023), to be held September 12-14, 2023 at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA.

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The SIP Forum Opens Registration for SIPNOC 2023 - the 12th Annual SIP Network Operators Conference

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened registration for the 12th annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC 2023), being held at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, September 12 -14, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened registration for the 12th annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC 2023) , being held at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, September 12 -14, 2023.
  • The SIP Forum is offering a number of different conference passes to SIPNOC 2023:
    Regular All-Access Conference Pass: The regular ''All-Access'' SIPNOC 2023 conference pass includes access to all three days of conference proceedings.
  • For detailed information about SIPNOC 2023, please visit the SIPNOC 2023 event overview webpage or send an email to [email protected] .
  • For information about available corporate sponsorship opportunities at SIPNOC 2023, please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at 203-829-6307 or [email protected] .

SIP Forum Opens Call for Presentations for SIPNOC 2023, September 12 - 14, 2023

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened the official Call for Presentations for the 12th annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC 2023), being held at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, September 12 -14, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SIP Forum announced today that it has opened the official Call for Presentations for the 12th annual SIP Network Operators Conference (SIPNOC 2023) , being held at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel in Herndon, VA, September 12 -14, 2023.
  • To view the official call for presentations, which includes instructions on submitting material and specific SIPNOC policies, please visit https://www.sipforum.org/news-events/sipnoc-2023-overview/sipnoc-2023-ca... .
  • For more information about SIPNOC 2023, please visit http://www.sipnoc.org or send an email to [email protected] .
  • For information about corporate sponsorship opportunities at SIPNOC 2023, please contact Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director, at 203-829-6307 or [email protected] .

US Consumers Received 4.3 Billion Robocalls in February, According to YouMail Robocall Index

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- US consumers received just over 4.3 billion robocalls in February, staying within the range of 4.2 billion and 4.7 billion calls per month we have seen since last August. The February volume marked a 4.0% decrease from January's volume.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- US consumers received just over 4.3 billion robocalls in February, staying within the range of 4.2 billion and 4.7 billion calls per month we have seen since last August.
  • "Consumers still need to protect themselves with robocall blocking apps like YouMail, since this problem is remarkably stubborn, despite the efforts of enforcement, carriers, and others."
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • Americans received roughly 1.9 billion unwanted scam and telemarketing calls in February, roughly the same volume as in January.

Verizon’s Call Filter Gets an Upgrade

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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And for our wireline customers, Verizon labeled 172.3 million verified calls with [V] and 16.4 million robocalls with [SPAM?]

Key Points: 
  • And for our wireline customers, Verizon labeled 172.3 million verified calls with [V] and 16.4 million robocalls with [SPAM?]
  • Call Filter also delivers a unique tool, only from Verizon, that tackles neighborhood spoofing.
  • That means that if you receive multiple calls from phone numbers that appear to be local, or from a neighbor, you can activate the Neighborhood Filter .
  • Verizons Call Filter app (both free and advanced) offers several features to help you avoid unwanted calls .Learn more about Call Filter .

The SIP Forum Announces Dates for the STIR/SHAKEN ENTERPRISE SUMMIT

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Friday, July 22, 2022
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The SIP Forum announced today that it has announced the dates of the next iteration of the STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT, which will feature a series of free-to-attend webinars presented by the experts leading the development of the STIR/SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework as well as leading companies providing solutions and deployment expertise, that will focus on the Enterprise requirements, challenges, and opportunities related to the deployment of STIR/SHAKEN, as well as a host of other issues relevant to the call authentication/Secure Telephone Identity (STI) industry eco-system including discussion of the ramifications of governmental regulatory, legislative and enforcement actions and critical security issues. A key aim of the event is to create a platform for both enterprises and service providers to learn from each other.

Key Points: 
  • If you are a registered SIP Forum Participant Member, are an active participant in SIP Forum task groups or have attended past SIP Forum conferences, you will receive a message about the STIR/SHAKEN ENTERPRISE SUMMIT open registration.
  • The SIP Forum is also the producer of the annual SIPNOC conferences (for SIP Network Operators Conference), focused on the technical requirements of the service provider community, the STIR/SHAKEN VIRTUAL SUMMIT, and other industry events.
  • Other important Forum initiatives include work in security, SIP and IPv6, and IP-based Network-to-Network Interconnection (IP-NNI) and the SHAKEN Call Authentication Framework.
  • For more information about SIP Forum initiatives, please visit: https://www.sipforum.org .

U.S. Phones Received Over 4.3 Billion Robocalls in June, Says YouMail Robocall Index

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans received over 4.3 billion robocalls in June, marking an 8.5% increase from May. Because May has one more day than June, robocalls were actually up 13.4% on a daily basis. Specifically, June averaged 144.3 million calls/day and 1,670 calls/second, compared to 127.2 million calls/day and 1,472 calls/second in May.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINE, Calif., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans received over 4.3 billion robocalls in June, marking an 8.5% increase from May.
  • US consumers have received 48.3 billion robocalls since the rule was initially rolled out one year ago.
  • These latest figures are provided by YouMail , a totally free robocall blocking app and call protection service for mobile phones.
  • Together, there were roughly 2.4 billion likely unwanted robocalls in June, showing how far we still have to go to solve the robocall problem.

Truecaller's Eighth Annual "Insights U.S. Spam & Scam Report" Reveals U.S. Hispanics Suffered Financial Loss due to Phone Scams at a Higher Rate than the General Population in 2021

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truecaller, the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication, announced today the results of its eighth annual Insights U.S. Spam & Scam Report. The research conducted in partnership with The Harris Poll shows that Latinos in the U.S. are seeing financial loss due to spam and scam calls at a disproportionately higher rate than the general population. In the past 12 months, 35% of U.S. Hispanics report having lost money because of phone scams compared to 26% of the general population. 

Key Points: 
  • In the past 12 months, 35% of U.S. Hispanics report having lost money because of phone scams compared to 26% of the general population.
  • Hispanics are also 38% less likely to register for protective measures against spam calls compared to the general population.
  • Data shows that Hispanics fall victim to and suffer financial impact from phone scams at a higher rate than the general population.
  • Truecaller's insights study showed that in 2021, Hispanics lost money at a rate of 35% higher compared to the general population as well as fell victim to general phone scams at a rate of 39% higher.