Sorry, Apple, but your fix for phone spam isn’t good enough

GUEST: Unwanted calls to mobile phones are by no means a new nuisance. But my company, Hiya, tracks call blocking, and we’ve noticed a meteoric rise in fraudulent activity — a 65% year-over-year growth in the number of spam calls our users receive. Just one example: Thieves have bilked some $36.5 million out of 6,400 victims this year with an IRS-based scam. Callers claim to be from the IRS and ask for money to be wired to make up for back taxes.
Above: Share of scam and fraud calls