News Muncher - category fake calls

6 days, 19 hours ago

TRAI to relieve Jio, Airtel, BSNL users with new DND app to combat spam calls

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has decided to provide relief to 1.2 billion mobile users in the country by addressing the issue of fake calls. A new Do-Not-Disturb app is set to be introduced, which will empower users to block unwanted commercial calls and messages on their phones. The telecom regulator has asked all stakeholders to assess the technical …

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1 week, 6 days ago

French outlet Mediapart upset with BJP for using their report, calls it 'fake news'

Op India

Leftist French media outlet Mediapart is reportedly upset with Bharatiya Janata Party for sharing their report linking OCCRP and the US government amid the ongoing row in Parliament over Adani Group and George Soros. The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, which published a hit piece on the Adani Group last year, is now under the scanner over its funding …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jio, BSNL, Airtel, Vi users: DoT blocks 1.77 crore SIM cards as war on fake calls intensifies

India TV News

The Department of Telecommunications has once again taken significant steps to tackle the issue of fake calls. In an effort to protect over 122 crore telecom users in the country, both DoT and TRAI have intensified their fight against fake telemarketing calls. According to updates from the Department of Communications via their official X handle, around 1.35 crore fake calls …

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4 months, 1 week ago

These SIM cards will be blacklisted from September 1: TRAI’s new rule

India TV News

Starting from September 1, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will implement a new rule which will aim at curbing fake and spam calls across the country. New SIM card regulations to tackle fake calls Under the new regulations, telecom companies will be held accountable for fake calls which will be made through their networks. TRAI further emphasized that the …

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6 months ago

'Operation Anti-Virus': How the Rajasthan govt is dismantling cyber-crime gangs in Mewat region

Op India

On Tuesday, June 18th, the Rajasthan Police’s Cyber Branch launched another raid under its ‘Operation Anti-Virus’ in the Mewat region arresting several young individuals involved in looting people monetarily using the internet and fake calls. SHO Manish Sharma led the operation and arrested one individual identified as Abid who had posed as a military man named ‘Anil Kumar’ on social …

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7 months ago

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to voters ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary faces a $6 million fine and more than two dozen criminal charges. “Lingo Telecom takes its regulatory obligations extremely seriously and has fully cooperated with federal and state agencies to assist with identifying the parties responsible …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Vicky Jain gets evicted from Bigg Boss 17, Ankita Lokhande breaks down; Twitter calls her ‘fake’

Hindustan Times

Bigg Boss 17: Vicky Jain was eliminated from the show after spending 100 days inside the Bigg Boss house. Vicky Jain evicted from Bigg Boss 17 Bigg Boss asked Ankita Lokhande, Vicky and Arun Mashettey to open their chits and find out who, among them, was in the finale. Ankita Lokhande to Vicky Ankita told Vicky, “Mere liye tu hi …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Call me when you see this message: New WhatsApp scam involving fake employers from US on a rise

India Today

A new WhatsApp scam involving fake employers pretending from the US is on a rise.The scammers are using fake phone numbers from the United States to call and deceive people. These scammers pretend to be important people from work, like bosses or colleagues and sometimes senior executives of big companies. As per IANS report, employees who used to work at …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Over 83 per cent Indians have lost money because of AI-generated fake voice calls, survey reveals

India Today

Fake voice call scams have been on a rise ever since and AI is to be blamed for this. As per a survey conducted by online security firm McAfee, about half of Indians admitted that they were unable to differentiate between a genuine call and an AI-generated fake voice call. The report has mentioned that 83 per cent of Indians …

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1 year, 10 months ago

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

Associated Press

LONDON — Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of the 27-nation bloc. The company signed up to the EU’s voluntary 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation last year — before billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Google, …

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2 years, 7 months ago

UP: BEWARE! Fraud group targeting electricity consumers via fake messages