Monthly Archives: May, 2023

Will the Big New US Robocall Lawsuit Change Anything?

The legal complaint against Avid Telecom has 41 pages of alleged violations and penalties to be paid. But what matters is whether there will be any actual punishment after the trial is over.

ENISA Publishes 5G Security Controls Matrix

This inventory of 5G cybersecurity objectives and mitigations is cross-referenced to a wide variety of technical and non-technical security and risk standards from around the world.

Arguments in Brazil about STIR/SHAKEN

An association of telcos is challenging the regulator's desire to give responsibility for administering call authentication to telemarketing businesses.

Will AI-Powered Spam Filters Be Forced on Indian Telcos?

TRAI Chairman P. D. Vaghela asked telcos to explore the potential use of artificial intelligence to identify spam.

Nation State Hacking, Pre-Installed Malware, Prison for Spoofer and Job Cuts: Commsrisk Show Episode 11

Patrick Donegan of Hardenstance spoke with us about the attacks on comms providers that come from nation states and their proxies.

Free Guide for Telco KYC

Numeracle's "Model Standards for Know Your Customer" is available as a PDF from the FCC, or in Word format from Numeracle's own site.

French President Macron Promises National Scam Block for SMS and Email

The pledge to implement a filter of malicious links was stated on Emmanuel Macron's official LinkedIn account.

13 Years in Prison for Head of London Phone Spoofing Fraud Outfit

Tejay Fletcher ran a crime service that earned USD100,000 per week by making it easy for scammers to spoof numbers used by banks.

Artificially Inflated Traffic from Bots Makes Spotify Remove Thousands of AI-Generated Songs

Spotify removed about 7% of all songs uploaded from Boomy, a platform that uses automation to create new songs 'in seconds'.

Karsten Nohl on Cloud Hacking, Central Bank Ends SMS 2FA and Macron’s Filter: Commsrisk Show Episode 10

The world-famous security researcher explained how he hacked a telco's cloud servers and the harm that could be done by bad actors.

Infobip and Sinch Failed to Stop Thousands of SMS Scam Messages, Says Aussie Regulator

ACMA investigations concluded that both telcos had insufficient checks to prevent impersonation fraud.

Simbox Bypass Finally Made Illegal by UK Supreme Court Ruling

The decision in a long-running legal battle has spared UK telcos the consequences of government and regulatory mistakes.

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