Joe Warminsky

The feds announced a settlement with a VOIP company over robocalls

https://therecord.media/ftc-settles-with-company-that-facilitated-billions-of-robocalls

FTC settles with company that facilitated billions of illegal robocalls

A voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service provider charged with sending billions of illegal robocalls was issued a $10 million penalty and is banned from supporting certain telemarketing practices as part of a settlement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday.

Jan 3, 2024 at 12:43pmWeb
Show threadJohn RefiorJan 3, 2024
@jwarminsky
"Even after receiving these direct warnings, XCast Labs transmitted illegal robocalls to consumers. The FTC also discovered that many of these suspect robocalls were part of organized campaigns to generate telemarketing leads by impersonating officials from the Social Security Administration."
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/xcast-labs-will-be-banned-supporting-illegal-telemarketing-practices-settle-ftc-charges-it-assisted
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#FTC #XCast #privacy #scam #RoboCalls
XCast Labs Will Be Banned from Supporting Illegal Telemarketing Practices to Settle FTC Charges It Assisted and Facilitated in Sending Hundreds of Millions of Illegal Robocalls

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider XCast Labs, Inc., agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it funneled hundreds of millions of

Federal Trade Commission
Show threadThomas TraynorJan 3, 2024
@jwarminsky should have just shut them down. How long before the assets are transferred to a shell company and they start again?
Show threadJohn GordonJan 3, 2024
@jwarminsky @briankrebs Whatever happened to the caller authentication tech we were supposed to get last year?