New Hampshire authorities charge Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall

Steve Kramer has been indicted for 13 counts of felony voter suppression and 13 misdemeanor counts of impersonating a political candidate. 

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Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won’t ‘get anywhere’

Steve Kramer tells CyberScoop he hasn’t seen the lawsuit filed against him over the New Hampshire primary robocall, but it won’t be successful.

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Democratic operative behind Biden AI robocall says lawsuit won’t ‘get anywhere’

Steve Kramer tells CyberScoop he hasn’t seen the lawsuit filed against him over the New Hampshire primary robocall, but it won’t be successful.

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‘Fines alone aren’t enough:’ FCC threatens to blacklist voice providers for flouting robocall rules

The FCC move to prevent American from receiving robocalls could boot as many as seven VoIP providers from U.S. telecom networks.

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FCC proposes record $5 million robocall fine for voter suppression scam

The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday proposed a roughly $5.1 million fine against right wing operatives John Burkman and Jacob Wohl, as well as Burkman’s lobbying firm, for hundreds of robocalls ahead of the 2020 election in which they allegedly used false claims to discourage Americans from voting by mail. The pair, both vocal supporters of former president Donald Trump, allegedly violated federal law that prohibits making pre-recorded calls to a wireless phone without user consent. The FCC found that between late August and early September last year the pair sent robocalls to over 1,000 individuals claiming that if they vote by mail, their information “will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debts.” The call, which encouraged voters to “stay home safe” also falsely claimed that the data would […]

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Smashing Security podcast #192: Ritz and robocalls with Rory

A scam involving restaurant bookings at The Ritz is suitably sophisticated, the second wave of UK coronavirus testing apps, and we take a look at one of the biggest studies ever into the scourge of robocalls.

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Smashing Security #162: Robocalls, health hacks, and facial recognition fears

A hospital gets hacked because of an ex-employee’s grudge, robocalls are on the rise, and we share a scary story about the future of facial recognition.
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Hardware Hack Makes Robocall Blocking Service Even Better

Sorry to bear sad tidings, but your car’s extended warranty is about to expire. At least that’s what you’ll likely hear if you answer one of those robocalls that have descended like a plague upon us. We applaud any effort to control the flood of robocalls, even if it means …read more

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