Telstra Pilots Malicious SMS Blocking
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is partnering with government to filter bogus text messages in a trial that will likely be extended much more widely in future.
Dramatic Shift to Cashless Society Leads MTN Rwanda to Tighten MoMo Controls
Even motorcycle taxis refuse cash as Rwanda saw a 450% increase in P2P mobile money transfers during the first four months of 2020.
Notorious SIM-Swapping, Malware-Spreading, Bomb-Threatening Hackers Arrested
The accused are said to have harassed enemies by taking control of phone accounts and sending bomb threats to 1,066 kindergartens.
US Authorities Claim Phone Encryption Will Lead to Child Sex Abuse
Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams segued from one story about a locked phone to an ‘exponential’ rise in pedophilia.
North Korea Buys New German-Chinese Phone Spying Equipment
Mobile phone subscribers are purposefully told that the North Korean government has the ability to listen to their calls.
Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country ‘safe for their own cyber criminals’.
¥27mn Stolen from NTT Docomo E-Money Accounts
Criminals made withdrawals from bank accounts linked to payment apps provided by Japan’s leading mobile operator and five other businesses.
EU Gives €1.8mn to Develop New Mobileum 5G RAFM Platform
The AIDA project will adapt the RAID RAFM system for federated machine learning with help from several universities.
Why a Chief Risk Officer Should Be Like a Mafia Consigliere
Businesses should learn a valuable lesson taught by organized crime and repeated in Mario Puzo’s most famous novel.
More Hurdles for Mobile Money in Nigeria
Nigerian authorities are unnecessarily complicating the delivery of mobile money to the people.