Spam and Fraud Calls Spike 700% in Minnesota
As scam and fraud calls continue to victimize residents across the country, Hiya has decided to do our due diligence by providing a weekly update…
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Recent headlines about 50% of all mobile calls being scams are bogus. Here’s why.
On September 12, 2018, First Orion claimed that by the end of 2018, 29% of phone calls to mobile phones will be “scam calls”, and…
FCC Proposes $37.5 Million Fine Against Company Spoofing Consumers
Robocall scammers have taken their schemes to another level. They are now using your mom, co-worker, or even a local neighbor’s phone number to reel…
Summer Sends Kansas Flood of Unwanted Calls, Keeps Rising into the Fall
This past summer, Hiya noticed a drastic jump in fraudulent and spam calls in a number of area codes in Kansas. Unfortunately, the increase in…
Scammers Demand Bitcoin Payment from Hawaii’s Electric Companies
As if the worry of whether or not their power lines could withstand the madness of Hurricane Lane these past few weeks, Hawaii’s Electric companies,…
Scammers Target College Students in 2018 School Year
With the first day of school just around the corner, it seems like scammers ended summer break early as they’ve already gotten a head start…
A Peek Into the Life of Hiya Mobile Client Team Intern: Amanpreet Singh
Hello! I’m Aman and I’m a Software Engineer Intern at Hiya. I just got back from a 2 p.m. coffee break with my team and…
U.S. Sentences 21 IRS Scammers to 20 Years
Last Friday, the United States Department of Justice announced that “21 members of a massive India-based fraud and money laundering conspiracy that defrauded thousands of…
A Peek Into the Life of Hiya Directory Team Intern: Lisa Liu
Hello everyone! My name is Lisa Liu and I am a Directory Team intern at Hiya. I am a rising senior at Carnegie Mellon University,…
Hiya Finds Robocalls Increase by 1 Billion From Last Quarter
As the heat rises this summer, so are the number of robocalls! Increasing by a billion from last quarter, we most recently found that in…
