If you've ever made or received a call using a calling card, you've probably noticed one of the side effects of these payment systems: instead of your number showing up on the recipient's Caller ID ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

BOSTON (CN) - A company that allows customers to fake their caller ID and disguise their voices is not liable for sexually harassing calls received by a Massachusetts woman, the First Circuit ruled.

Last fall, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy’s office started getting phone calls from constituents who complained about receiving recorded phone messages that bad-mouthed Murphy. The constituents were especially ...

Back in the pre-mobile phone era days, prank calling your friends and family from a landline was pretty common. There was a time when caller ID didn't exist, and the recipient had no idea where the ...

NEW YORK – Last fall, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy's office started getting phone calls from constituents who complained about receiving recorded phone messages that bad-mouthed Murphy. The constituents were ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A recent Fusion video showed how a hacker could take over someone's online account using nothing but a phone. It all starts with "spoofing" a ...

BOSTON (CN) - Teltech Systems, whose "SpoofCard Service" lets its customers disguise their phone numbers and voices, aids and abets crime, claims a woman who says in court that she was verbally ...

This calling card can reach out and touch someone’s wallet. Little-known SpoofCards are sold in novelty stores as the ultimate practical joke. They enable prank callers to change their caller-ID ...