Police near Seattle issue warning about AI phone scammers impersonating family members Law enforcement agencies are raising concerns about voice-cloning AI tools, warning consumers that scam callers are using the tech to… Read More
New report highlights ‘rampant’ phone spam problem; 73.6M unwanted calls per day in Q1 A new report from Seattle startup Hiya highlights the ongoing problem of phone fraud and spam calls. The report found… Read More
Washington state lawmakers unanimously approve law to limit robocalls, hold telecoms accountable The Washington state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to limit robocalls and empower residents and the state’s attorney general… Read More
Washington lawmakers consider rules restricting robocalls and holding telecoms accountable Washington state lawmakers are considering new rules that aim to limit robocalls and empower residents to sue companies over unwanted… Read More
T-Mobile rolls out ‘Scam Shield,’ offering proxy line and other tools to fight scammers and robocalls T-Mobile on Thursday unveiled a new suite of tools designed to protect customers from scammers and robocalls. Dubbed “Scam Shield,”… Read More
Hiya’s ‘State of the Phone Call’ report shows 108% jump in spam calls to 54.6 billion in 2019 Well, these are some discouraging numbers — both the unidentified robocall variety and just how many of them there are… Read More
GoDaddy partners with Hiya to target billions of unwanted robocalls with new spam filter feature GoDaddy is teaming with Seattle-based startup Hiya to provide an answer for when not to answer your phone. In an… Read More
Scammers impersonate Amazon customer support in new scheme as robocalls surge Americans received 26.3 billion spam calls in 2018, roughly 80 times the entire population of the United States. Robocalls and… Read More
T-Mobile teams up with Comcast to rein in robocalls T-Mobile is teaming up with Comcast to detect robocalls between the two networks, the companies announced Wednesday. The partnership is… Read More
