ACMA joins forces with UK’s Office of Communications to combat scam and spam
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has partnered with the UK’s Office of Communications (Ofcom) to combat phone scams, spam, and unsolicited calls plaguing the two countries.
The new ‘Framework for Practical Cooperation’ will facilitate mutual assistance and information sharing to achieve consumer outcomes, after a startling $83 million in consumer losses has been reported to Scamwatch thus far in 2024.
Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, deploying new and emerging technologies to target Australians, according to ACMA, so collaborating at an international level to combat this is becoming increasingly important.
