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  • 10 Aug 2022 | Scammer Made $25mn by Unlocking Phones Using Stolen T‑Mobile Credentials
  • 9 Aug 2022 | Chinese Telecoms Vendors Battle Indian Authorities over Tax Claims
  • 8 Aug 2022 | Nigeria Is Latest Country to Make Revenue Assurance the Prelude to Taxes on Phone Users
  • 5 Aug 2022 | Is Vodafone UK Deliberately Overcharging the Dead?
  • 4 Aug 2022 | Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2022
  • 3 Aug 2022 | Anti Corruption Bureau Halts Purchase of National Revenue Assurance System in Malawi
  • 2 Aug 2022 | IRSF Fraud Expert Colin Yates Joins Symmetry Solutions
  • 1 Aug 2022 | Will the USA Dominate Global Call Authentication? A Conversation with a US Telecoms Legend
  • 29 Jul 2022 | Top Security Researcher Explains How to Crash Telco Networks in the Cloud
  • 28 Jul 2022 | When Telcos Defraud Telcos
> 2022 July

Top Security Researcher Explains How to Crash Telco Networks in the Cloud

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

Karsten Nohl showed how cloud vulnerabilities could let hackers progress from spying on messages to taking down entire networks.


When Telcos Defraud Telcos

By David Morrow 28 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

Some fraudsters work for telcos. They may even appear to be a good employee with an impressive record for delivery. How should a fraud manager handle them?


Singapore Joins Nexus of Bilateral Telecoms Spam Agreements

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Jul 2022 Nuisance & Spam

A deal between Singapore and Australia sees the East Asian country align with a growing web of similar deals between Western nations.


Instant Takeaways from the i3forum-RAG Wholesale Fraud Survey

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Jul 2022 Data & Analytics

Many carriers said they were following best practices for fraud mitigation but IRSF and wangiri are still big problems.


T-Mobile US Offers $350mn Settlement for Data Breach

By Eric Priezkalns 25 Jul 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

The mobile operator will also spend another $150mn on upgrading security following a 2021 privacy breach that compromised data relating to 76.6 million people.


The Radar That Hears Your Phone Calls

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Jul 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

A growing number of devices use radio waves in the mmWave band, making it easier to adapt this technology for nefarious purposes.


Is Flash Calling a Fraud?

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

Businesses like Whatsapp are intentionally using the A-number of calls that are not connected as a free mechanism for passing data to apps on a user’s phone.


Last Day of i3forum-RAG Wholesale Fraud Survey

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Jul 2022 Education & Conferences

We need joined-up thinking to solve problems that cross borders and cause harm to ordinary people everywhere. Joined-up solutions start with a common understanding of problems we face.


Ericsson Djibouti Corruption: Cleared or Acquitted?

By David Morrow 19 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

There was plenty of evidence that Ericsson paid bribes to secure business in the East African state of Djibouti. However, Swedish prosecutors still failed to prove their case.


Vigilante Used Traffic-Pumping Fraud to Pay for Denial of Service Attacks on Robocall Scammers

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

US telecoms fraud can be so convoluted that just describing the crime gives you a headache.


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Top Stories on Commsrisk

Scammer Made $25mn by Unlocking Phones Using Stolen T‑Mobile Credentials


Chinese Telecoms Vendors Battle Indian Authorities over Tax Claims


Nigeria Is Latest Country to Make Revenue Assurance the Prelude to Taxes on Phone Users


Is Vodafone UK Deliberately Overcharging the Dead?



Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2022


Anti Corruption Bureau Halts Purchase of National Revenue Assurance System in Malawi


IRSF Fraud Expert Colin Yates Joins Symmetry Solutions


Will the USA Dominate Global Call Authentication? A Conversation with a US Telecoms Legend



RAG RAFMCS Survey Results

Eric Priezkalns summarizes the largest ever survey of revenue assurance, fraud management and cybersecurity (RAFMCS) pros working for comms providers worldwide.

 

Recent Comments

  • Paul Paul 23 Jul 2022
    Vigilante Used Traffic-Pumping Fraud to Pay for Denial of Service Attacks on Robocall Scammers
    Thanks Eric for a well written article on Scammer Blaster. I have been using the website for a year, maybe more. The problem of receiving robocalls persuaded me to change my phone number after 6 years...
  • Martin Vartanian Martin Vartanian 22 Jul 2022
    Vigilante Used Traffic-Pumping Fraud to Pay for Denial of Service Attacks on Robocall Scammers
    The FBI is gonna get their ass handed to them AGAIN - and that Half Wit running the FCC not only doesn't posses even a CB license...but thinks Call signs are ONLY for Pilots...and don't get me...

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