Hiya’s best practices around Kafka consistency and availability
Introduction Apache Kafka’s distributed, durable, and high-throughput nature makes it a natural fit for streaming many types of data. Hiya uses Kafka for a number…
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Hiya: Exploring Default Blocklist
Hiya! In this post, we’ll be exploring the default blocklist provided on the native Phone app. We’ll discuss how apps can access the blocklist, restrictions…
Neighbor Scam Grows Dramatically in 2018; Scammers Evolve Spoofing Tactics
The Neighbor Scam is a tactic phone fraudsters use to mimic (also known as spoofing) the first six digits of a user’s phone number —…
Microsoft’s Battle Against Scammers
Microsoft Tech Support Scams have become a growing epidemic affecting over 13,000 victims a month. Scammers use different tactics to trick victims into paying for…
Phone Carriers Don’t Have Immunity Against Scammers Either
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If It’s Not Broken, Don’t Fix It! Scammers Claim Apple Devices Have Viruses
As if the gift card scam wasn’t enough, here’s a new rendition of the scam involving Apple. Scammers strike again with an “Apple” phone scam…
FCC Charges Big Fine Against Florida Man Who Made Over 100 Million Robocalls
In the FCC’s mission to stop the scourge of robocalls affecting consumers across the nation, they’ve successfully issued a $120 million fine on one of…
Chinese Residents Beware, A Scam Is Targeting You By Last Name
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a phone scam targeting individuals with Chinese last names is spreading across the US. Mandarin or English speaking…
Amazon Makes Phone Calls? Think again…
With over 300 million customer accounts for the picking, it’s not a surprise that scammers have been targeting Amazon sellers and customers. Amazon Sellers Beware…
Hiya Welcomes Marcelo Calbucci as Vice President of Product
We would like to give a warm welcome to Marcelo Calbucci who is joining our team as Vice President of Product! In his new role,…
