Spam & Jam: Telcos voice concern over Trai's new normsTrai's move to curb spam by restricting call management apps like Truecaller from blocking promotional calls might worsen the problem, say ...
20 Mar, 2025, 08.23 PM IST
Tech firms say using centralised blockchain to control spam impossible for OTTsTech companies have rejected telecom operators' demands to regulate OTT messaging platforms like WhatsApp for spam control. They argue that...
16 Dec, 2024, 08.01 AM IST
Rising cybercrimes: Why it's high time for telcos and OTT companies to unite against a common threatOver 600 million consumers have come online in the past decade, creating opportunities and challenges. Cybercrime, fraud, and spam have ris...
19 Sep, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
ET Explains: Using blockchain to check spam is a work in progressIn the immediate term, the blockchain registration system was able to weed out unregistered spammers. The number of headers being used to s...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Scammers target WhatsApp users with phishing attemptsThe problem is that while telcos and the regulator have been working to create artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions to check spam c...
21 May, 2023, 11.31 AM IST
Airtel develops AI-based solution to tackle fraud messagesBharti Airtel and HDFC Bank have partnered to develop a solution using artificial intelligence/machine learning to identify and prevent phi...
05 May, 2023, 08.07 AM IST
A new phishing attack lurking to scam banking customers: AdvisoryThe Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In is the federal technology arm to combat cyber attacks and guarding the cyber space a...
11 Aug, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Amazon breach may have hit Indian usersThe company was hit by a technical error on Wednesday, which disclosed customer names and email IDs on its website.
23 Nov, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
How to use apps for your smartphone to cut spam SMS, email & unwanted callsConstantly buried under heaps of spam SMS, email & unwanted calls? Block them and you’ll save a lot of time. ET guides you how to use apps ...
24 Aug, 2011, 01.32 PM IST
- IBM develops anti-spam software for Chinese mobile operator
IBM said Thursday it has developed a system for a Chinese mobile phone operator that blocks spam text messaging, but denied the software co...
25 Mar, 2010, 05.08 PM IST
- To beat a spammer, bank on his own methods!
Spam messages are an incredible nuisance to most web users. But, now scientists claim to have developed an “effectively perfect” method for...
27 Jan, 2010, 11.43 AM IST
- Hong Kong named world's spam capital
Hong Kong is under siege from legions of "zombies" attacking people with spam and leaving in their wake a trail of destruction costing mill...
11 Sep, 2009, 07.01 PM IST
- Pay-per-email plan may help contain spam
In a bid to thwart spammers, researchers are planning to add a "postage stamp" to emails. The plan will reduce unwanted spams. How you coul...
14 Aug, 2009, 02.30 PM IST
- Spammers sent packing, for now, by Web shutdown
E-mailers, enjoy the early holiday gift: Spam volume has been cut by more than half because Internet providers pulled the plug on a Web hos...
18 Nov, 2008, 08.42 AM IST
- Homegrown software firm Spamjadoo keeps the inbox intact
Spamjadoo validates the sender's email address and lets in mail only if it's legitimate.
21 Jul, 2008, 01.23 AM IST
- A home for the chat-terati
Websense, a leading player in web content filtering and online security, is launching its hosted email security solutions in India.
05 May, 2008, 03.19 AM IST
- Stock your anti-spam tool chest
E-mail users today can't afford to ignore spam. The unwanted e-mail that clogs inboxes everywhere costs people time, and time, of course, i...
30 Jul, 2007, 08.39 AM IST