Mobile phone spam

UScellular Partners With WMC Global To Launch SpamResponse, Empowering Customers To Take Action Against Malicious Messages On Their Phones

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Spamming, Marketing, Cyberspace, Email spam, Mobile phone spam, Spam

FAIRFAX, Va., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WMC Global and UScellular have teamed up to help protect customers from SMS spam.

Key Points: 
  • FAIRFAX, Va., April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WMC Global and UScellular have teamed up to help protect customers from SMS spam.
  • SpamResponse combines ease-of-use and effectiveness without compromise, allowing customers to report spam messages without having to contact customer service or follow a complicated process.
  • He adds, "SpamResponse empowers users to take action directly on their smartphones, allowing UScellular and WMC Global to assess potential threats while improving user experience across the board."
  • In response to reported spam, WMC Global and UScellular investigate fraudulent websites, creating a safer and better customer experience.

Robocall Record: 7.4 Billion Spam Texts Surpass Total Robocalls By More Than 1 Billion Messages In March 2021

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
Spamming, Telemarketing, Neologisms, Robocall, Spam, Computing, Mobile phone spam, Telecommunications, Information and communications technology

This is the largest fine to date and part of an expanded effort to stop automated robocalls.

Key Points: 
  • This is the largest fine to date and part of an expanded effort to stop automated robocalls.
  • Since the FCC announcement, RoboKiller has noticed a slight dip in health insurance-related spam calls but anticipates this drop could be temporary.
  • In addition, The Pallone-Thune TRACED Act was signed into law in 2019 to help protect consumers from spam calls.
  • These national robocall and spam text insights are provided by RoboKiller , the only app that eliminates 99% of spam calls in the United States.

RoboKiller Report Reveals 54 Billion Spam Calls Reached Consumers In 2020

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Monday, February 22, 2021
Marketing, Telemarketing, Neologisms, Robocall, Cyberspace, Spamming, Email spam, VoIP spam, Spam, Mobile phone spam, Draft:YouMail Robocall Index

Despite low spam call volume in the first half of the year, consumers still suffered severe financial losses.

Key Points: 
  • Despite low spam call volume in the first half of the year, consumers still suffered severe financial losses.
  • In 2020, 31% of consumers reporting fraud noted they were contacted via phone call, and 27% reported they were contacted via text.
  • RoboKiller predicts spam texts could become more prevalent and reach 90 billion by the end of 2021, while spam calls will likely reach an annual total of about 70 billion robocalls.
  • With over 5 billion robocalls made to US consumers each month, phone spam continues to be the #1 complaint to the FCC, driving hundreds of thousands of RoboKiller app downloads per month.

Stop Robocalls and Spam Calls with Mutare's Innovative Voice Spam Filter Solution for Business

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Spamming, Marketing, Cyberspace, Communication, Email spam, Robocall, Spam, Voice phishing, Mobile phone spam, VoIP spam

Mutare's innovative Voice Spam Filter is a technology solution that integrates quickly with most business phone systems, or voice networks, to stop robocalls, spam calls, spoof calls and vishing attacks from entering the voice network.

Key Points: 
  • Mutare's innovative Voice Spam Filter is a technology solution that integrates quickly with most business phone systems, or voice networks, to stop robocalls, spam calls, spoof calls and vishing attacks from entering the voice network.
  • "The gravity of robocalls and spam calls is huge and it's getting worse," says Chuck French, Chief Growth Officer at Mutare.
  • The solution guards voice networks by applying a multi-dimensional filtering system against incoming voice traffic that allows legitimate business calls through while blocking unwanted calls.
  • The Mutare Voice Spam Filter virtually eliminates the disruption and threat of spam calls without ever ringing a phone.

RoboKiller Report Reveals 4.18 Billion Spam Calls Reached Consumers In June

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Monday, July 20, 2020
Marketing, Cyberspace, Spamming, Email spam, Robocall, Spam, Text messaging, VoIP spam, Mobile phone spam, CAN-SPAM Act

According to RoboKiller's Bi-Annual Robocall Report, Americans received 61.4 billion spam calls in 2019, a 28% increase from 2018.

Key Points: 
  • According to RoboKiller's Bi-Annual Robocall Report, Americans received 61.4 billion spam calls in 2019, a 28% increase from 2018.
  • Without their usual resources, spammers had to work smarter to reach consumers' phones with spam text messages and spam calls.
  • Despite the drop in spam calls this year, phones have not stopped ringing - consumers still received roughly 19 billion spam calls, and that number will continue to grow.
  • How spam calls affect consumers:
    Consumers' thoughts on current government regulations and legislative efforts:
    35% of respondents screen their incoming unknown phone calls, then Google the phone number
    In June, consumers received 4.18 billion spam calls, an increase from the 3.02 billion received in May.

Verizon helps customers avoid over 5 billion to date; leads industry in robocall protection

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Marketing, Telecommunications, Information and communications technology, Robocall, Verizon Communications, Spamming, Email spam, Spam, Mobile phone spam

Verizon customers can block or avoid many of these calls at no cost thanks to the free Call Filter app .

Key Points: 
  • Verizon customers can block or avoid many of these calls at no cost thanks to the free Call Filter app .
  • Since Verizon launched its free Call Filter app to smartphone consumers last year, weve helped customers avoid over five billion spam calls and robocalls, and were just getting started.
  • Customers with those devices can enroll in Call Filter spam block via My Verizon to silence high risk spam calls.
  • Headquartered in New York City and with a presence around the world, Verizon generated revenues of $131.9 billion in 2019.

SMS Firewall Market Worth $3.0 Billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Mobile telecommunications, Text messaging, Telecommunications, Mobile technology, SMS, Mobile phone spam, Spamming, Phishing

The SMS firewall platform allows Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to safeguard the SMS traffic from malicious attacks, such as SMS phishing, SMS spoofing, SMS spamming, and SIM boxing/farming, while focusing on Application-to-Person (A2P) monetization.

Key Points: 
  • The SMS firewall platform allows Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to safeguard the SMS traffic from malicious attacks, such as SMS phishing, SMS spoofing, SMS spamming, and SIM boxing/farming, while focusing on Application-to-Person (A2P) monetization.
  • SMS firewall vendors provide full control to MNOs for preventing SMS traffic from malicious attacks.
  • The following are the key factors that will drive the SMS Firewall Market in the APAC region.
  • In the APAC region, MNOs and telecom operators are extensively adopting SMS firewall solutions to generate new revenue sources, safeguard their mobile network from SMS spam traffic, and improve customer experience.

SMS Firewall Market Worth $3.0 Billion by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Mobile telecommunications, Text messaging, Telecommunications, Mobile technology, SMS, Mobile phone spam, Spamming, Phishing

The SMS firewall platform allows Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to safeguard the SMS traffic from malicious attacks, such as SMS phishing, SMS spoofing, SMS spamming, and SIM boxing/farming, while focusing on Application-to-Person (A2P) monetization.

Key Points: 
  • The SMS firewall platform allows Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to safeguard the SMS traffic from malicious attacks, such as SMS phishing, SMS spoofing, SMS spamming, and SIM boxing/farming, while focusing on Application-to-Person (A2P) monetization.
  • SMS firewall vendors provide full control to MNOs for preventing SMS traffic from malicious attacks.
  • The following are the key factors that will drive the SMS Firewall Market in the APAC region.
  • In the APAC region, MNOs and telecom operators are extensively adopting SMS firewall solutions to generate new revenue sources, safeguard their mobile network from SMS spam traffic, and improve customer experience.

New Zipwhip Survey Reveals Phone and Email Spam are Changing the Way Consumers Communicate

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Other Consumer, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Other Communications, Advertising, Telecommunications, Communications, Software, Consumer, Spamming, Marketing, eMail, Cyberspace, Information technology, Email spam, Spam, Text messaging, Cold email, Mobile phone spam

Zipwhip , the leading provider of Texting for Business, unveiled a new survey showing that of todays main communications mediums text, phone calls and email consumers get the most spam over phone and email: 70% said they receive spam often over email and 51% said the same for phone calls.

Key Points: 
  • Zipwhip , the leading provider of Texting for Business, unveiled a new survey showing that of todays main communications mediums text, phone calls and email consumers get the most spam over phone and email: 70% said they receive spam often over email and 51% said the same for phone calls.
  • Fifty-four percent of people even use a separate email address to avoid getting spam in their main account.
  • Comparably, consumers report receiving much less spam over text: 41% reported rarely receiving text spam, and only 18% reported getting text spam often.
  • Given the high spam figures for phone and email, its no surprise that 92% of survey respondents said they ignore phone calls from unknown numbers.

CTIA Updates Messaging Principles and Best Practices to Further Protect Messaging from Spam

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Friday, July 19, 2019
Online chat, World Wide Web, Cyberspace, Telecommunications, Text messaging, Spamming, Messaging spam, CTIA, Instant messaging, Mobile phone spam, Mobile marketing

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA, the wireless industry association, today released updates to its Messaging Principles and Best Practices designed to further protect consumers and the text-messaging platform from fraud, spam and other abuses.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, July 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CTIA, the wireless industry association, today released updates to its Messaging Principles and Best Practices designed to further protect consumers and the text-messaging platform from fraud, spam and other abuses.
  • CTIA's Messaging Principles and Best Practices set expectations among wireless ecosystem stakeholders to protect consumers from unwanted messages.
  • Consistent with these principles and best practices, wireless providers use advanced tools and analytics to protect the platform and consumers from unwanted messages.
  • The first version of the best practices was published in January 2017, consistent with previous industry messaging guidelines, and is designed to support a robust and dynamic wireless messaging community and help stop text messaging spam.