Did you know that phone calls are the most common media used for online scams?

Caller ID spoofing can be very effective at gaining a subscribers trust and getting them to share sensitive information like their bank details. This HardenStance white paper takes an in-depth look at the impact of caller ID spoofing across the telecom industry, from the subscriber to the MNO, with particular focus on:

• How Caller ID spoofing works, it’s success rate, and why it’s such a lucrative scheme for scammers.
• Real world examples of how Caller ID spoofing scams have been used to defraud mobile users, and an exploration into the scale of loss attributed to caller ID spoofing scams around the world.
• An analysis of the steps regulators and operators have taken to address Caller ID spoofing, considering the past, present, and future of the industry response to the threat.
• Recommendations and guidelines for tackling caller ID spoofing.