Samsung Swaps eSIMs of Customers before Phones are Delivered; SIM Swap Fraud Panic Ensues
Phone subscribers now have to worry about premature e-activation.
Brazil’s Regulator Launches Spam Number-Checking Web Portal for Consumers
According to some measures, Brazilians receive more nuisance robocalls than any other nationality.
Asia Is Racing Ahead with Digital Currencies (and Digital Risk Management Too)
Laos is copying Cambodia by turning cash into data. Indians will soon spend their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in retail stores.
How the Vastflux Mobile Ad Scam Generated 12 Billion Fake Transactions per Day
Apps on almost 11 million infected devices played multiple video ads that were hidden so users would not see them.
43,835% Increase in US Phone Numbers Offered to Fraudsters for Call Termination Since 2020
Criminals obtained a wide choice of destinations in Alaska, California, and Hawaii, along with toll-free and Canadian numbers.
State-Owned Zimbabwean Telco Shaken by Multiple Internal Frauds
Insiders at mobile network operator NetOne have been accused of a string of enormous frauds involving stolen vouchers and airtime.
Google MVNO Privacy Breach Leads to SIM Swap Takeover
Little is known about the breach at Google Fi, but the timing suggests it is linked to a breach at T-Mobile, one of their network providers.
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Disconnecting Twilio Would Have Been a Disaster; How Do We Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Us to the Brink?
Everybody would be better protected if callers are routinely associated with Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs).
Is Netflix Going to Kick 100 Million Viewers Off Its Platform?
Policies to reduce password sharing that were piloted in Latin America will soon be applied more generally.