Cybersecurity Experts - Unknown Calls Drive Spam - HuffPost.com

7. This 1 Common Phone Habit Is Leading To More Spam Calls (answering/responding to the calls) Publication: HuffPost.com Sources needed: Cybersecurity experts Deadline to answer questions: Wednesday, April 22, EOD Questions: Name, credentials, link to bio/about page/social media Please explain why answering calls from unknown numbers can lead to more spam calls. How does that work, behind the scenes? Does the same go for spam texts and emails? Please share some reassurance for people who feel bad/nervous not answering a call from an unknown number, worried it could be someone they know and just don’t have the number for. (Example: They can leave a voicemail.) Please share other explanations for the recent rise in spam calls. Anything else you’d like to add? [...] NOTE: For the requests below, please check in with me before answering or having your expert answer the questions. Thanks! EOD for me means 11:59 p.m., but the earlier the better!