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MPs agree tougher fines for rogue diallers

...December. Many thousands of dial-up Internet users have fallen victim to rogue diallers throughout 2005. These are applications that, once installed on a dial... Read more

22 December, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Ofcom gets tough on rogue diallers

...Internet diallers because companies are already finding a way round the rules. Rogue diallers switch dial-up Internet connections from low-cost or freephone numbers... Read more

22 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

Regulator clamps down on rogue dialler cash

...of days. The new rules will come into force on 15 September. Rogue diallers are pieces of software that a user unknowingly downloads on to... Read more

5 August, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

BT offers protection against rogue diallers

...that is giving away a software application to combat the problem of rogue diallers, which has already cost UK computer users hundreds of thousands of... Read more

15 March, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

New powers granted to slam rogue diallers

...new powers that it says will help it to clamp down on rogue diallers. As first reported earlier this week, all premium rate services will... Read more

16 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Clampdown on rogue diallers is imminent

...be introduced to try and crack down on the threat posed by rogue diallers, according to people familiar with the matter. An announcement is expected... Read more

14 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Regulator demands more powers to fight rogue diallers

...gives it the powers it needs to fight the growing menace of rogue diallers. In recent weeks ICSTIS (the Independent Committee for the Supervision of... Read more

8 July, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

New rogue internet dialler crackdown planned

...internet diallers because companies are already finding a way round the rules. Rogue diallers switch dial-up internet connections from low-cost or freephone numbers... Read more

21 November, 2005 by Steve Ranger

BT blocks thousands of 'rogue diallers

...up software, often when trying to access pay-per-view websites. These rogue diallers then connect the user to the internet via a premium-rate... Read more

6 October, 2004 by Andy McCue

BT to block rogue diallers

The telecoms giant is taking action over a scam that is defrauding a growing number of dial-up Internet users Read more

29 June, 2004 by Michael Parsons

Rogue diallers draw consumer and watchdog anger

...slow downloads and pedestrian web access wasn't enough, the problem of rogue diallers racking up huge phone bills is still a major issue according... Read more

30 November, 2004 by Will Sturgeon

Watchdog bans 11 premium rate rogue diallers

...the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services) has cut off 11 rogue diallers, after the watchdog received a spate of complaints from UK consumers... Read more

20 October, 2004 by Jo Best

Microsoft security chief bitten by rogue dialler

Rogue diallers have claimed a high-profile victim — Microsoft UK's chief security... Read more

6 September, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Britons fall victim to Internet scams

...of those surveyed said they had lost money to scams, such as rogue diallers, 419 scams — which claim to offer the recipient the chance to... Read more

3 May, 2005 by Dan Ilet

iPhone hack claimed by security researchers

Apple iPhone users are vulnerable to data theft, rogue diallers and bugging, say US-based penetration testers Read more

23 July, 2007 by Tom Espiner

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