Europol Uses Video Game to Teach Investigators How to Request Data from Telcos
The ‘immersive’ game asks players to query foreign ISPs and social media platforms following a hypothetical terrorist attack.
Telco CEO Charged with Fraud after 10-Year Investigation
Shareholder representatives are standing by Juris Gulbis, CEO of Tet, after he was charged with overpaying EUR7.6mn for TV equipment.
T-Mobile Outage Caused 250mn Calls to Fail
The FCC said a cascade of failures would have been prevented if T-Mobile USA had periodically audited the diversity of their networks.
China’s Threats Cannot Save Huawei from New Cold War
Telcos that can legally purchase equipment from Huawei will still need to consider the strategic risks of using a supplier banned on security and privacy grounds by a growing number of countries.
SS7 Used to Hack Messages of 20 Cryptocurrency Execs
Hackers took control of Telegram, Gmail and Yahoo accounts with the intention of tricking the victim’s business associates.
Nokia to Provide 4G Coverage on the Moon
NASA expects the mobile network technology will be more reliable and work at greater distances.
Taiwan Police Warns That Cheap Chinese Phones Have Scam Malware Preinstalled
Users are tricked into buying points for a game where fraudsters control the account and demand refunds from the game’s providers.
The 10 Commandments of Launching Mobile Money
Our resident mobile money expert looks back at what he has learned during the 13 years since he first launched a mobile money service.
Subex Appoints New CTO
Suresh Chintada previously worked in senior software engineering roles for network equipment manufacturers CommScope and ARRIS.
From A to B: The 5 Reasons to Join a Community That Permanently Prevents Fraud
We can make many voice frauds impossible with a simple ‘handshake’ check between the A and B-party operators.