Yet, the nearly $300 million fine against a massive transnational robocalling operation by the Federal Communications Commission shows just how widespread this issue has become.
This is called an interactive voice response (IVR) and it's used in a type of spam called voice phishing or "vishing."
According to McAfee's CTO Steve Grobman, these types of calls are bound to remain less likely than other, more obvious spam calls, at least for the time being.
Spotting AI scamsThat preparation depends on a combination of consumer education and the war between technologies, or more specifically, white-hat AI fighting black-hat AI.
Educating people about deepfake audio spam calls
Persons:
—, Jonathan Nelson, Nelson, McAfee, it's, Steve Grobman, Grobman, Kristofor Healey, Healey
Organizations:
Getty, Federal Communications Commission, Hiya Inc, Companies, McAfee, Department of Homeland Security, Black Bear Security