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Commsrisk Top Ten for January 2024

By Eric Priezkalns
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Did you miss any big stories about risk in the comms sector? These were the most popular Commsrisk articles during January.

The world appears to be on the move again, with Commsrisk receiving almost as many visits from mobile phone users as the number who consume our articles through a personal computer. In contrast, fewer than 1 percent use a tablet to visit Commsrisk.

The following chart is ranked by unique visitors during January.

  1. Three Years in Prison for Fraudster Who Drove SMS-Blasting IMSI-Catcher around Norway
  2. Russian Hackers Who Took Down Ukraine’s Biggest Mobile Operator Infiltrated It 6 Months Earlier
  3. Ten Arrested In Kenya’s Capital of Mobile Money SIM Swap Crime
  4. Telcos, Banks and Internet Platforms: The Future of Scam Prevention Must Cut across Silos
  5. The Unsung Heroes of 2023
  6. Albanian Telco Hit by Cyber Attack on Christmas Day
  7. Australian Government Commits to Spending AUD10mn on SMS SenderID Registry
  8. Man Charged with Using Simboxes to Send 17mn Smishing Messages
  9. Prosecutors Want to Confiscate $8mn of Assets from Publicity-Hungry Owner of Scam Call Center
  10. Mobileum Fake Revenues Lawsuit and Countersuit: What the Court Documents Say
Eric Priezkalns
Eric Priezkalnshttp://revenueprotect.com

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

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