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  • 20 Apr 2021 | American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess
  • 19 Apr 2021 | Only 1 in 5 Mobile Operators Believe GSMA/3GPP Security Guidelines Cover All Signaling Threats
  • 16 Apr 2021 | RAG Learning Celebrates Third Birthday and Offers New Course on Roaming SMS Fraud
  • 15 Apr 2021 | Why Closing the Digital Divide with Smart Credit and Smart Security Is Good for Everybody
  • 14 Apr 2021 | Last Chance to Benchmark Your Leakage Coverage
  • 13 Apr 2021 | A Brief Guide to the Digital Divide
  • 12 Apr 2021 | Canada Postpones STIR/SHAKEN Deadline Yet Again
  • 9 Apr 2021 | Mobile Money APIs, Society and Risk
  • 8 Apr 2021 | Fake Cryptocurrency Wallets Found on Google and Apple App Stores
  • 7 Apr 2021 | UK Regulator Hints at Considering STIR/SHAKEN
> 2020 March

Tanzania Arrests CEO of Vietnamese-Owned Telco

By Joseph Nderitu 31 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

CEO Son Anh Nguyen and five other employees of Halotel, a Tanzanian telco owned by Vietnam’s Viettel, have been charged with the illegal use of spectrum, money laundering and tax evasion.


RAG London Conference Switches to Online

By Eric Priezkalns 30 Mar 2020 Education & Conferences

RAG London Online will be held May 13-14, reconstructing the same agenda through live video streams of remote speakers. Original hosts BT intend to hold a replacement meeting later in the year.


Making Revenue Assurance Teams Ready for Audit

By Daniel Peter 27 Mar 2020 Assurance & Audit

The RA team may be doing a good job but they also need to adopt an approach and implement tools that show they are doing their job.


Launching Live Streaming TV for Telco Risk Managers

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Mar 2020 Education & Conferences

RAG Television will echo the experience of participating in a conference of the Risk & Assurance Group through live interactive broadcasts of the industry’s leading experts.


5 Takeaways from Surveillance of a Scam Call Center

By Eric Priezkalns 25 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Hacker Jim Browning took control of the CCTV inside an Indian scam call center and used it to reveal exactly how it worked. His videos should be used to train all fraud managers.


Court Victory for Alleged Telco Fraudster Will Discourage Future Police Action

By Eric Priezkalns 24 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Two Maltese operators suffered losses of USD32,300 after Vodafone Greece SIMs were used to make calls to unallocated UK numbers.


Constructing a Hive Mind for Fraud

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

What can a humble bee teach us about denying criminals access to telecommunications networks?


Coronavirus Used to Spread SMS Spam and Scams

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

AdaptiveMobile Security has witnessed an increase in spam that exploits anxiety about the novel coronavirus. These attacks fall into three categories.


MTN Ghana Educates Customers about Mobile Money Fraud

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Mar 2020 Digital Money

The #U4Know campaign focuses on four key security tips for customers.


Singapore Tackles Scams By Displaying ‘+’ Symbol for International Calls

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Authorities are taking action following a 50% rise in phone impersonation frauds.


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Why Closing the Digital Divide with Smart Credit and Smart Security Is Good for Everybody



Last Chance to Benchmark Your Leakage Coverage


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RAG TV Season 3

Commsrisk Editor Eric Priezkalns is back presenting a new season of RAG TV! Watch the replays if you miss the live show. Here is the season opener, where Eric and co-presenter Lee Scargall reviewed the events of 2020.

 

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