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iPhone 'data-stealing' hack claimed
News They also raised the spectre of premium-rate rogue-dialler fraud, and the use of the iPhone as a bugging device. Security researchers claim to have hacked the iPhone. The iPhone, Apple's first attempt at manufacturing a mobile phone, was launched... [24 Jul 2007]
Rogue dialler crackdown targets network providers
News Icstis, the body that regulates premium-rate phone services in the UK, is to bring in tough new guidelines which will make network operators responsible for checking contractors' backgrounds. The move is an attempt to cut down on fraud, such as the... [11 Jul 2006]
Best practice: Making life easier for business travellers
Comment Using a dialler will cut down the number of passwords necessary to access the corporate network but mobile workers will still have several passwords and PINs to remember. If you have at least half a dozen regular business travellers that could... [14 Jun 2006]
VoIP providers grapple with emergency calls
News One obstacle lies in the maintenance of the database, known as the Master Street Address Guide, which stores a 911 dialler's location information. US federal regulators have spent much of the past year prodding internet phone providers to link... [08 Mar 2006]
New rogue internet dialler crackdown planned
News Ofcom now wants to extend the rules so that ICSTIS can take action against any rogue dialler irrespective of the telephone number used or the call charges involved. An Ofcom spokesman told silicon.com: "This means that a dialler has to get... [21 Nov 2005]
Rogue diallers scalp Microsoft security guru
News Speaking to ZDNet UK on Tuesday, Gibson revealed he has recently been hit by a £450 bill from BT after his computer was infected with a rogue dialler. And last month, ICSTIS announced new powers to prevent the criminals who run rogue dialler scams... [07 Sep 2005]
Rogue diallers: Cash-in quick is over, says ICSTIS
News If the PC has modem connected to the internet then the dialler can secretly reroute this connection via a premium-rate telephone number. ICSTIS says the 30-day waiting period will protect consumers, and make it much harder for criminals to operate... [08 Aug 2005]
£250,000 fines for internet dialler rogues
News Rogue firms that trick internet users into using premium rate numbers to connect to the web could be hit with fines of up to £250,000 under new government proposals. The proposals, unveiled by ecommerce minister Alun Michael and backed by the... [29 Jun 2005]
BT to send rogue dialler warnings via text
News BT is giving internet customers free software to eliminate rogue dialler programs. Gavin Patterson, BT group managing director, said: "[This] is giving customers the power to derail a dialler before it costs them a penny. [01 Jun 2005]
Rogue diallers face BT clampdown
News This should stop dialler software, which can be secretly installed on a PC and used to connect to the web via premium numbers rather than their ISP's dial-up number. BT is also launching an early warning system that will alert customers if an... [16 Mar 2005]
Tougher fines promised in premium-rate dialler crackdown
News Ofcom is to beef up the powers and penalties of the consumer watchdog for premium rate phone lines and make telcos more responsible for protecting consumers from rip-offs. The regulator wants an increase in the £100,000 limit for fines that the... [09 Dec 2004]
Rogue diallers draw consumer and watchdog anger
News ICSTIS now grants licences based on a series of criteria such as clear labelling of the dialler and associated costs at launch, a mandatory termination of calls once £20 has been spent by the consumer, a returning of all ISP and browser settings... [30 Nov 2004]
Watchdog bans 11 premium rate rogue diallers
News The regulator has advised phone companies to cut off any premium rate dialler services using international numbers too. BT also joined in the fight by blocking 1,000 of the dialler lines. Telecoms regulator Icstis (Independent Committee for the... [20 Oct 2004]
BT blocks 1,000 premium-rate net scam lines
News BT has blocked access to 1,000 rogue internet dialler numbers as part of increased efforts to stop people falling victim to premium-rate call scams that lead to surfers unwittingly running up huge telephone bills. [05 Oct 2004]
5 years ago... BT Cellnet bars calls to India and Pakistan
News Although in this instance from the archives the bar was only in place until the problem had resolved, more recently we have seen a similar, more long term initiative brought in to cut down on the amount of dialler and premium rate phone fraud. [04 Oct 2004]
