A list of topics we covered in the week of January 29 to February 4 of 2024
Tag: robocalls
Decline in robocalls is encouraging, efforts seem to be working
Actions by the FCC and FTC have led to a decrease in unsollicited and scammy calls
A week in security (May 30 – June 5)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
Scammers are spoofing bank phone numbers to rob victims
It can be a very convincing trick… “You can check the number in your display online sir. You’ll see I’m really…
Here are the most popular robocall scams and how to avoid them
We recently examined how robocall scams are a serious threat to privacy, alongside the astonishing rate at which their volume continues…
A week in security (October 21 – 27)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we explored a link between Magecart Group 5 and the Carbanak APT, we discussed the growing…
Growing rate of robocalls threatens user privacy
When a person sees a call from an unknown number and picks up to hear a recorded voice on the other…
Phone spampocalypse: fighting back in the age of unwanted calls
When Nigel Guest, then president of the Council of Neighborhood Associations (CNA), sent an email with the subject line, “test,” and…
Stop telephoning me-eh-eh-eh-eh: robocalls explained
If you’ve ever answered a call from anyone outside your contact list only to hear a recorded message playing back at…