Holiday shoppers targeted as Amazon and FBI warn of surge in account takeover attacks

Scammers are stepping up their game for the holidays, impersonating brands to trick people into handing over their accounts.

U.S. Consumers Received Over 4.1 Billion Robocalls in August 2025, According to YouMail Robocall...

U.S. consumers received just over 4.1 billion robocalls in August, according to YouMail's latest Robocall Index. This figure is a 4% decrease from July and a 6.1% decrease compared to August 2024. It...

I Was Getting 10 Spam Calls a Day. Here's How I Silenced Them for Good

I tried everything to stop robocallers, from manual blocking to carrier apps. This is the exact combination of settings and tools that actually worked.

More than 75,000 consumers urge FTC to crack down on AI voice cloning fraud

FCC removes 1,200 voice providers from telephone networks in major robocall crackdown

The FCC announced Monday it has blocked more than 1,200 voice service providers from having access to the country’s phone network for failing to comply with anti-robocall regulations.

Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on at least a dozen college campuses around the U.S. has spread fear among students as the school year begins.

Scammers use AI to enhance their family emergency schemes

You get a call. There's a panicked voice on the line. It's your grandson. He says he's in deep trouble — he wrecked the car and landed in jail. But you can help by sending money. You take a deep...

AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes Aren’t Scary Good—Yet

The threat of scammers using voice deepfakes in their cons is real, but researchers say old-school voice-impersonation attacks are still the more pressing concern.

TNS Robocall Data: Improvements in STIR/SHAKEN deployments in 2022 But More Needs to be Done

With US carriers continuing to improve STIR/SHAKEN implementation, consistent regulatory enforcement efforts and the use of advanced call analytics and brand...

New Collaboration Tools Threaten Voice Security

Most security teams and IT leaders are laser-focused on protecting their data networks. Yet they tend to downplay parallel threats to their voice networks

NextGen 911 and the Future of Emergency Management

Almost every emergency response begins with a call to 911, and states have begun the process of modernizing the current outdated call-center answering

Vishing Attacks Are on The Rise

Companies are becoming more aware of potential cybersecurity threats and taking measures to protect their critical assets and increase security. However, one aspect of cyberattacks that often goes...