Modem fraud forces Irish call ban
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Direct dial telephone calls from Ireland to 13 other countries are to be blocked because of an internet fraud.
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Ireland is taking &quot;extraordinary&quot; measures to protect Internet users from rogue auto-dialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges, the country&#39;s telecom regulator says.
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In an effort to stop scams that cause unwitting Internet users to be charged premium rates for calls placed by software surreptitiously installed on their PCs, Ireland is going to block outgoing calls to 13 countries.
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A flaw in a widely used DSL home gateway in the U.K. could enable a hacker to make unauthorized voice over IP calls.
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In an effort to stem dialup modem fraud, Ireland blocks phone calls to 13 locations, including several South Pacific islands and the entire nation of Mauritania. Operators must verify numbers dialed to these locations before connecting the calls.
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In the Netherlands, the Dutch telecommunications watchdog, in accordance with the nation&#39;s ban on spam, has issued its first fines to spammers.
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HSDPA still not ready for fixed-deployments? 3 Ireland's fixed broadband service is still unable to provide consistent connections, decent speeds, or access to standard e-mail interfaces, according to their users, despite repeated promises and assurances that everything is working fine.â¦
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Popular program restricting cell phone use could also hamper emergency 911 services.
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CallWall is a new utility that acts like a firewall for your telephone, enabling you to whitelist and blacklist callers.
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A security operation is continuing in County Tyrone after a telephoned warning of a device in the area.
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The amount consumers are charged for making mobile calls while abroad is to be investigated by EU regulators.
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Compensation u-turn Bank of Ireland has agreed to compensate victims of a recent phishing scam, backtracking from its earlier position.â¦
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WASHINGTON -- The US Federal Trade Commission is seeking the first fines for breaches of a rule banning calls to people whose numbers are on a &quot;do-not-call&quot; registry, saying a Las Vegas telemarketer made more than 300,000 unwelcome pitches.
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The European Commission fines Spain's Telefonica for stifling competition in the broadband market.
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Carphone Warehouse has been fined Â£245,000 by the financial watchdog for mis-selling mobile phone insurance.
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The Internet phone provider now faces paying out hefty damages and a possible shutdown of its service.
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Ofcom finds 'widespread and systematic deception' in premium-rate call competitions.