The Spam Crisis: Why 'Scam Likely' Calls Are Plaguing UI
ESET, Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
To understand the rise of spam calls, we need to look beyond the ringing phone - to the technology, tactics, and loopholes that fuel them.
The phone rings. It's an unknown number, but it looks local. You hesitate, then answer. A brief silence, then a robotic voice: 'This is an urgent message about your bank account. We have detected suspicious activity. Please press 'one' to verify your information.' You hang up, frustrated. Another scam.
This scenario plays out millions of times a day across the world. Blocking numbers doesn't always help, reporting them may feel futile, and fraudsters always seem to be one step ahead. How do spam calls work? And is there any real way to stop them?