Anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with scammers exploiting cheap internet calling
Industry experts warn that current anti-fraud technologies are failing to keep pace with scammers who leverage cheap internet calling and artificial intelligence. The panel emphasized that authentication protocols like STIR/SHAKEN are insufficient on their own to stop sophisticated, globally distributed fraud.
Why it matters
As communication infrastructure becomes cheaper and more accessible, the barrier to entry for large-scale criminal fraud has dropped, threatening consumer trust in digital networks.
Panelists warned that anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with scammers exploiting cheap internet calling and AI.
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2026 — The tools to fight phishing, robocalls and spam have multiplied over the past decade, but the criminals behind them keep adapting faster than any single defense can keep up, industry experts said Wednesday during a Broadband Breakfast Live Online panel .
Panelists said that there were no simple answers to the knot of problems. Authentication frameworks, traceback efforts, call blocking and enforcement all help, but only together, and only if consumers stay vigilant as scammers exploit cheap Internet-based calling and now artificial intelligence.
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