In a significant move to combat the rising menace of call spoofing, Truecaller has unveiled its latest feature, Secure Calls, designed to enhance the security and authenticity of business communications. This innovative addition to the Truecaller for Business platform marks a pivotal step forward in the fight against fraudulent calls, ensuring that every call made by a business is verified and secure.

Secure Calls operates by performing a secure backend handshake between the business and Truecaller's system, verifying the caller's authenticity before the call reaches the recipient. This process effectively eliminates the risk of impersonation, a common tactic used by scammers to deceive individuals. Upon successful verification, the call is labeled as a 'Secure Call' within the Truecaller app, providing users with immediate visual confirmation of its legitimacy.

The introduction of Secure Calls is a testament to Truecaller's ongoing commitment to fostering trust in digital communications. Fredrik Kjell, Chief Operating Officer at Truecaller, emphasized the feature's role in protecting consumers and empowering businesses to communicate with confidence. By building on the foundation of the Verified Business platform, Secure Calls offers an additional layer of security, ensuring that every call is not just from a verified business, but also verified in real-time.

Already, leading businesses like NoBroker have adopted Secure Calls, showcasing its potential to significantly reduce call fraud. With its global rollout, Truecaller for Business subscribers worldwide can now leverage this feature to safeguard their communications, reinforcing the platform's position as a leader in identity verification and fraud prevention.

Norwegian aviation authorities faced significant disruptions as unidentified drones were spotted near multiple airports across the country, forcing flight diversions and temporary closures. At Brønnøysund Airport, police received the first report of a drone at 20:17 on September 30, with air traffic control personnel visually observing the unmanned aircraft flying dangerously close to the runway around 21:50. The incident prompted immediate police response and ultimately led to the airport's overnight closure.

The drone activity extended beyond Brønnøysund to affect Bardufoss Airport in northern Norway, where Norwegian Airlines flight DY338 was compelled to abort its journey from Oslo and return to the capital after an unknown drone was detected in the vicinity. The incident occurred at approximately 23:30 local time, marking an expansion of the drone crisis from major international hubs to regional airports serving Norway's remote northern communities.

Police efforts to locate the operators behind these drone incursions proved unsuccessful despite extensive searches. Morten Sorensen from the Nordland Police District confirmed that while authorities observed drones in the air, they were unable to locate any pilots associated with the aircraft. The coordinated nature of these incidents was evident as a Widerøe flight also had to divert to Trondheim after a drone was observed within the prohibited zone of Brønnøysund Airport.

Despite the disruptions, airport operations resumed normally by morning, with Avinor spokesperson Karoline Persen confirming that the last scheduled flight managed to land as planned before the overnight closures. The repeated nature of these incidents—with similar drone sightings reported at the same airport just days earlier—has raised concerns about aviation security in Norway's northern regions, where Bardufoss Airport serves both civilian and military operations in a strategically important location.