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Can your staff spot the five most common text message scams?

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Sunday, January 7, 2024
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Can your staff spot the five most common text message scams? According to reports in the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel database, text message scams took consumers for $330 million in 2022.

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Can your staff spot the five most common text message scams?

  • According to reports in the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel database, text message scams took consumers for $330 million in 2022.
  • With reported losses more than doubling in 2021 and nearly five times what people reported in 2019, would you be able to spot the five most common text message scams?
  • First, some background about what may be behind the proliferation of this form of fraud.
  • It’s estimated that text message open rates are as high as 98%, compared to email open rates of 20% – and they cost next to nothing to send.
  • So people may have grown accustomed to responding to that ping with an automatic click.
  • The Data Spotlight focuses on these five common text message scams.


According to the Data Spotlight, reporting can help stop scam text messages. Forward the text to 7726 (SPAM). This helps your wireless provider block similar messages. Report it on either the Apple iMessages app or Google’s Messages app for Android users. And report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Here is additional advice for your employees: 

Digivo Media Limited

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Sunday, November 5, 2023
Review, PECR, SPAM, Cryptocurrency, Property management

Between 24 March 2021 and 7 September 2021 there were 415,041 texts delivered without valid consent – breach of Regulation 22 of PECR. Digivo came to the ICO’s attention following a review of debt management complaints received via the SPAM reporting tool.

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Between 24 March 2021 and 7 September 2021 there were 415,041 texts delivered without valid consent – breach of Regulation 22 of PECR. Digivo came to the ICO’s attention following a review of debt management complaints received via the SPAM reporting tool.

New data highlights continuous improvement, sustainability across meat sector

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
Partnership, American Meat Institute, Tyson Foods, Meat, Food security, Hormel Foods, Meal, Data collection, SPAM, Smithfield Foods, Poultry, Swaggerty Blockhouse, Organic, Farm, Renewable energy, Grocery store

With 93% of the Meat Institute's largest member companies (more than 2000 employees) submitting data, the report reflects commitments and actions covering an estimated 90% of meat sold in the United States.

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  • With 93% of the Meat Institute's largest member companies (more than 2000 employees) submitting data, the report reflects commitments and actions covering an estimated 90% of meat sold in the United States.
  • The Meat Institute's metrics and goals align closely with on-farm efforts in beef, pork, poultry and feed to drive supply chain-wide sustainability.
  • Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts commented:
    "98% of American households purchase meat, putting our sector undoubtedly at the center of sustaining healthy diets, healthy communities, and a healthy planet for generations to come.
  • Among the Meat Institute's five focus areas for continuous improvement, one key target is the Meat Institute's aim for 100% of members to have set a science-based emissions reduction target by 2030.

AI Chatbots, Frauds and Scams: Buckingham Advisors Provides 5 Tips to Mitigate Risk

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial services companies and individuals are at risk of losing data with AI chatbots, and becoming victims of frauds and scams including email phishing, counterfeit text messages, and imposter calls. In response to these threats, Buckingham Advisors, an Ohio-based independent financial advisory firm that provides investment management, financial planning, tax, and business services, has identified 5 tips for helping financial services companies protect their data, their firms and their clients from these threats.

Key Points: 
  • "Use these tips to protect your firm, data and clients from AI threats, frauds and scams."
  • When using ChatGPT and other AI chatbots be aware that the information you are entering has the potential for escape and misuse.
  • Corporate users have found risk in secure data escaping and being stored as part of the AI infrastructure.
  • Here are tips that will help protect you from frauds and scams in general:
    Register on the national do not call list.

July 2023’s Most Wanted Malware: Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Remcos Climbs to Third Place while Mobile Malware Anubis Returns to Top Spot

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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Researchers found that Remcos moved to third place after threat actors created fake websites last month to spread malicious downloaders carrying the RAT.

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  • Researchers found that Remcos moved to third place after threat actors created fake websites last month to spread malicious downloaders carrying the RAT.
  • Meanwhile, mobile banking Trojan Anubis knocked relative newcomer SpinOk from top spot on the mobile malware list, and Education/Research was the most impacted industry.
  • Remcos is a RAT first seen in the wild in 2016 and is regularly distributed through malicious Microsoft documents or downloaders.
  • Last month Anubis took first place in the most prevalent Mobile malware, followed by SpinOk and AhMyth.

ChaseData Announces the Launch of its New Brand, DialedIn.

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Friday, March 10, 2023
STIR/SHAKEN, Multimedia, Dialer, FCC, Machine learning, CCAA, SPAM, Interview, AMD, Call centre, Caller ID, Speech, Internet service provider, Mobile phone, Online shopping

PLANTATION, Fla., March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At ChaseData they are DialedIn to the latest in call center technology and they invite everyone to be, as well.

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  • PLANTATION, Fla., March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At ChaseData they are DialedIn to the latest in call center technology and they invite everyone to be, as well.
  • "What better time than now to be DialedIn , the new company name and enhanced CCaaS product line," says CEO of DialedIn , Ahmed Macklai.
  • More than just a name change, it brings along improvements to the current product and company.
  • "We are thrilled to usher in a new era for our company under its new brand name," said CEO of DialedIn , Ahmed Macklai.

Cybersecurity Technology Leader David Meltzer Joins Netography as Chief Product Officer

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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Netography® , the security company for the Atomized Network, today welcomed David Meltzer as its first chief product officer (CPO).

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  • Netography® , the security company for the Atomized Network, today welcomed David Meltzer as its first chief product officer (CPO).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230308005142/en/
    David Meltzer joins Netography as chief product officer (Photo: Business Wire)
    “Netography continues to experience unprecedented customer adoption of the industry’s first Atomized Visibility and Control Platform,” said Martin Roesch, CEO of Netography.
  • I am thrilled to join the team at this exciting time.”
    Prior to Netography, Meltzer spent nearly a decade at Tripwire, most recently as its chief technology officer (CTO).
  • In that role, he was responsible for technology innovation, product management, and strategy for a 350-person global research and development team.

Regal.io’s Call Branding Tools Deliver 3x Industry Average Answer Rates

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Carriers and Services, Insurance, Banking, Professional Services, Other Communications, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Marketing, Software, Communications, Data Management, VoIP, System, City centre, Reputation, B2C, Education, Reputation management, SPAM, Embrace Home Loans, SMS, Multimedia, Operation, Health, Health care, Sales, Video game, Online shopping

Regal.io , the outbound phone and SMS sales solution, announced today the launch of a suite of call branding tools for B2C sales teams to increase outbound call answer rate.

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  • Regal.io , the outbound phone and SMS sales solution, announced today the launch of a suite of call branding tools for B2C sales teams to increase outbound call answer rate.
  • For customers whose calls are being flagged as SPAM, Regal.io Spam Remediation (often called Reputation Management) ensures legitimate callers are not flagged as SPAM.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230223005363/en/
    Regal.io Branded Caller ID editor with call preview (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Regal.io ’s new tools reach all 400M wireless devices in the US and drive an average 30% answer rate – 3x the industry average rate – resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in incremental revenue for Regal.io’s customers from this feature alone.
  • With branded calling, our answer rates increased by 60%,” said Luke Hardiman, Technical Sales, Embrace Home Loans.

LeadrPro Announced as an Alternate in 2023 SXSW Pitch

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LeadrPro, the 1st software marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software, was selected as an alternate in the Future of Work category for the 15th annual SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator).

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  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LeadrPro, the 1st software marketplace directly connecting sellers with buyers of software, was selected as an alternate in the Future of Work category for the 15th annual SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator).
  • SXSW Pitch is the marquee event of South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference & Festivals (March 10 - 19, 2023), where leading startups from around the world showcase some of the most impressive technology innovations to a panel of hand-picked judges and a live audience.
  • Out of the 731 companies that applied to present at SXSW Pitch 2023, LeadrPro was selected among the 40 finalists spanning eight separate categories.
  • LeadrPro will present among four other companies in the Future of Work category on March 13, 2023.

Pokemoto Launches Hawaiian Inspired Limited Time Offers

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pokemoto, Muscle Maker, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GRIL) expanding Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, today announced that it has launched its new Hawaiian inspired limited time only SPAM ® focused menu items. The SPAM ® Musubi Bowl and SPAM ® Musubi are live in participating locations just in time for the holidays.

Key Points: 
  • Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pokemoto, Muscle Maker, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GRIL ) expanding Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, today announced that it has launched its new Hawaiian inspired limited time only SPAM ® focused menu items.
  • The second new limited time menu item, the SPAM ® Musubi is served as an add on to any meal or as a snack on the go.
  • “We wanted to really dive into our Hawaiian roots with this limited time offer and SPAM ® classic was at the top of the list,” said Michael Roper, CEO of Pokemoto.
  • Pokemoto offers contemporary flavors with fresh delectable ingredients that appeals to foodies, health enthusiasts, and sushi-lovers everywhere.