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  • 31 Mar 2023 | Mobile Games Used to Steal Cryptocurrency
  • 30 Mar 2023 | IoT Safety, Flash Calls, SMS Blasters and Bilateral Spam Accords: Episode 3 of The Commsrisk Show
  • 29 Mar 2023 | Why the Internet of Things Must Be Decentralized
  • 28 Mar 2023 | US Security Agencies Broke IMSI-Catcher Laws
  • 27 Mar 2023 | 20 Year Old Founder of Forum for Data Breaches and Hackers Arrested
  • 24 Mar 2023 | 3 Reasons to Question the Recent Anti-Spam Agreement between Australia and the UK
  • 23 Mar 2023 | Ukraine, National Security, Defamation and Robocalls: Watch Episode 2 of The Communications Risk Show
  • 22 Mar 2023 | ‘Winter Vivern’ Hackers Target Pro-Ukraine Telcos
  • 21 Mar 2023 | Facebook Experiments with Flash Calls
  • 20 Mar 2023 | Sixth Suspect Arrested for Massive Paris IMSI-Catcher SMS Scam
> 2023 March

Mobile Games Used to Steal Cryptocurrency

By Eric Priezkalns 31 Mar 2023 Digital Money

Victims are enticed by rewards that increase as they add more funds to their cryptocurrency wallet. But when they stop playing, both the rewards and the cryptocurrency disappears.


IoT Safety, Flash Calls, SMS Blasters and Bilateral Spam Accords: Episode 3 of The Commsrisk Show

By Eric Priezkalns 30 Mar 2023 General

David Rogers, Chair of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group, was the special guest.


Why the Internet of Things Must Be Decentralized

By Eric Priezkalns 29 Mar 2023 Privacy & Intellectual Property

We owe it to future generations to construct a world where technology cannot violate privacy even when we surround ourselves with networked devices that watch everything we do.


US Security Agencies Broke IMSI-Catcher Laws

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Mar 2023 Privacy & Intellectual Property

An audit found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Secret Service did not always obtain legal permission to use IMSI-catchers.


20 Year Old Founder of Forum for Data Breaches and Hackers Arrested

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Mar 2023 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick allegedly ran BreachForums, a cybercrime market where 14 billion consumer records could be purchased.


3 Reasons to Question the Recent Anti-Spam Agreement between Australia and the UK

By Eric Priezkalns 24 Mar 2023 Nuisance & Spam

Yet another piece of paper promises cooperation to tackle nuisance calls and texts, but where is the real action?


Ukraine, National Security, Defamation and Robocalls: Watch Episode 2 of The Communications Risk Show

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Mar 2023 General

Episode 1 reached 1,700 viewers in a week and the early indications suggest Episode 2 will reach even more.


‘Winter Vivern’ Hackers Target Pro-Ukraine Telcos

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Mar 2023 Cold War 2

These bad actors use a combination of techniques including phishing websites and malicious documents that are tailored to their prey.


Facebook Experiments with Flash Calls

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Mar 2023 Risk, Fraud & Security

They are following the lead of Twitter by wanting to cut expenditure on SMS messages for user authentication.


Sixth Suspect Arrested for Massive Paris IMSI-Catcher SMS Scam

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Mar 2023 Privacy & Intellectual Property

An old ambulance was one of the vehicles used by gang members to drive IMSI-catchers around the city.


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Join Commsrisk Editor Eric Priezkalns, tech analyst Ed Finegold and telco executive Lee Scargall at tv.commsrisk.com every Wednesday for conversation with risk experts from around the world of electronic communications.
Our new show featured David Rogers, Chair of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group, discussing research he has performed into the state of security practices for manufacturers of IoT devices.

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20 Year Old Founder of Forum for Data Breaches and Hackers Arrested


3 Reasons to Question the Recent Anti-Spam Agreement between Australia and the UK


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