FBI Warns SIM Swapping Has Undermined Multi-Factor Authentication
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation wants businesses to consider using stronger authentication methods like biometrics.
Huge Roaming Overcharges by Vodafone UK
Legions of customers took to Twitter after being incorrectly charged thousands of pounds for data roaming within the European Union.
Expanded Subex Agenda Reveals Limits of RAFM
Telecoms risk professionals must keep adding to the scope of their work in order to remain relevant. The resulting tension can lead to cracks in their coverage.
WeDo Founder Falls Short in Political Campaign
Rui Paiva, former CEO of WeDo Technologies, was the lead parliamentary candidate for his party in the Vila Real region of Portugal, but they finished 12th with just 425 votes.
LATRO Shows How to Fight Wangiri
LATRO Services is setting a positive example by promoting the use of the RAG Wangiri Blockchain at their user conference, to be held in Dubai on October 16th and 17th.
How to Lose a Lot of Money from a Change in Roaming Steering
It is unwise to assume a new wholesale roaming deal will always work as expected.
Strength in Adversity: Africans Come Together at RAG
Joseph Nderitu and Willie Hofmeyr both used humor to lighten the stories of corruption they recounted at the RAG Johannesburg conference.
Study Blames Low Pay for Mobile Money Fraud in Ghana
It was also reported that some Ghanian mobile money operators have a lax control environment from top to bottom.
Kenyan Parliament Seeks to Regulate Social Media
Moses Injendi MP wants fines and prison sentences for unregistered bloggers and administrators of social media groups.
Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2019
The charts for September’s most popular Commsrisk articles were dominated by stories about wangiri fraud.