Anti-Fraud Tools Struggle to Keep Pace with AI-Driven Scammers
Anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with scammers exploiting cheap internet calling
Industry experts warn that current defenses like STIR/SHAKEN cannot fully stop scammers exploiting cheap internet calling and AI. While authentication frameworks and traceback efforts help, criminals adapt faster by using legitimate numbers. A combined approach involving carriers, regulators, and vigilant consumers is essential to combat the rising global threat of fraud.
It's become cheap and easy for you and me to call anyone around the country and around the world. Well, guess what? It's also cheap and easy for the bad guys to blow up our phones, call us from anywhere in the world.