{"id":15560,"date":"2024-11-07T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=15560"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:36:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T12:36:03","slug":"nuisance-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/07\/nuisance-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"NUISANCE CALLS: Cold Calling – Back Market reveals the UK area codes where most calls originate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Thursday 07 November 2024 at 14:00 CET<\/p>\n

CYBER THREAT INTEL:\u00a0 NUISANCE CALLS: Cold Calling – Back Market reveals the UK area codes where most calls originate<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>
\nBy: Iain Fraser – Cybersecurity Journalist<\/a>
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A new study has revealed that London is the area most exploited by cold callers. Refurbished tech experts Back Market<\/a><\/strong> analysed the number of nuisance call reports coming from 752 area codes in the UK, as\u00a0 reported on, who called.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> to see which area codes receive the highest percentage of reports nationally. Researchers analysed the most recent comments left while making these reports to determine what people had to say about the most common scams nationally.<\/p>\n

\u2022 London hosts the most nuisance callers by the percentage of all reports nationally, with 020 area codes accounting for one-fifth (20.14%) of UK reports.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Manchester (0161) is second, with 3.44% of national reports, and Blandford Forum, Dorset, is third, with 2.86%, despite having a population of 11,796.<\/p>\n

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There are several options for blocking calls from unknown numbers. On iPhone, you can enable Silence Unknown. Callers by going to Settings > Phone, scrolling down to Silence Unknown Callers, tapping the option, and turning on the feature. This will block phone numbers that are not in your contacts list or that you have not contacted in some way previously from calling you. It is disabled for 24 hours after using an emergency call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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On Android, open the Phone App, tap the three dots in a vertical pattern for more options, tap Settings, and then turn on Caller ID and spam protection. This uses a database of phone numbers to determine a caller’s ID and filter out spam calls.<\/p>\n

For landlines and mobiles, you can register your phone number with the Telephone Preference Service, the UK\u2019s official Do Not Call list. Once you have registered the desired numbers with the TPS, telemarketers and sales callers are legally required to not call those numbers. Third-party apps can also help filter spam calls, and many options are available while many landline handsets also offer call filtering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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