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> 2022 November

Zeus OTP Malware Trail Leads to Russian Cyberwarfare

By David Morrow 30 Nov 2022 Cold War 2

The ‘JabberZeus’ cybercrime group were behind a wave of frauds that relied upon intercepting one time passwords sent by SMS.


Singtel Sets Aside AUD140mn to Cover Cost of Optus Privacy Breach

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Nov 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Singtel CEO Yuen Kuan Moon said “there is much work to be done” to restore confidence in Australia’s second-largest mobile operator.


US Bans All New Huawei and ZTE Network Equipment

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Nov 2022 Cold War 2

For the first time in its history, the FCC is preemptively banning new tech because its suppliers are considered a threat to national security.


The Wrong Strategy for Selling AI to Risk Managers

By Eric Priezkalns 25 Nov 2022 Data & Analytics

Nobody buys technology just because it is technology. They buy technology because they want to use it to satisfy their goals.


“I Will Work from the Backend”: Transcripts from a Robocall Investigation

By Eric Priezkalns 24 Nov 2022 Nuisance & Spam

Indiana’s top prosecutor is showing the public how telcos facilitate bad traffic by allowing crooks to hide behind a series of fronts.


The SIM Swap Fraud Service with 5-Star Reviews

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Nov 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

A new website with videos that have been viewed thousands of times on YouTube is offering dodgy services that are strikingly similar to a phone surveillance service from 2017.


Over 400 Downloads of the RAG Fraud Catalog

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Nov 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

There has been a tremendous response to the Risk & Assurance Group’s first fraud inventory for comms providers but our industry must be even more united if we are to defeat fraud.


Will India’s Telecoms Regulator Compete with Private Sector Caller Identity Apps?

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Nov 2022 Nuisance & Spam

Indians suffer many scam calls but TRAI Chairman PD Vaghela wants to leverage data obtained when users register a new SIM.


Phone App Buys P2P SMS Allowances from Consumers to Reuse for A2P SMS

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Nov 2022 Nuisance & Spam

Simcash tells users their phone will relay one time passwords and similar A2P messages but consumer reviews suggest that is false.


How Private is Pretty Good Phone Privacy?

By Silke Holtmanns 17 Nov 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

The creators of PGPP want to protect users from IMSI-catchers and location monitoring by rotating IMSIs and obfuscating geography but their methods are unlikely to scale and have important drawbacks.


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