Scam alert! Those of you familiar with the phenomenon known as “deepfakes” probably associate them with weird videos and disinformation campaigns. But did you know that scammers are now using voice deepfakes to defraud people over the phone? One business lost over $240,000 in a deepfake voice scam.
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House Votes for Stopping Bad Robocalls
Before taking off for summer recess, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375) in a sweeping 429-3 vote.
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Stopping Bad Robocalls Act Moves to House Floor
Good news! U.S. lawmakers are taking action against the robocall epidemic and introducing solutions.
On July 17, 2019, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375) passed unanimously (48-0) from the Energy and Commerce Committee to the House of Representatives, where committee members hope it will become law.
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One Ring to Fool Them All
“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Evil forces threatening to grip the world in darkness are nothing new, but they’re still scary. Both the One Ring of Middle-earth and the one-ring scam of this earth have the power to pull people into their destructive orbits.
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Shaken/Stir: FCC Holds Robocall Summit
If you’ve been shaken by fishy phone calls and feel stirred to make them stop, you’re not alone. Government agencies and phone companies are actively working to solve the problem of unwanted calls with SHAKEN/STIR, a call verification system and the focus of the FCC-hosted Robocall Summit on July 11th.
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