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Cambodian Police Seize Prius Carrying SMS Blaster Equipment
Officers arrested a 33-year-old Chinese national outside a Sihanoukville condominium, recovering two antennas, a power inverter and three mobile phones, one reportedly used to control the equipment.
New Zealand’s Scam Text Reports Rose 1,240% After One-Click Reporting
The "Report Junk" button sends suspicious texts straight to New Zealand's 7726 reporting service. The same feature is being extended to Android users.
SMS Blaster Car Drove Slowly Back and Forth Along Jakarta Metro Route
Police arrested five people after finding an SMS blaster in a car that travelled slowly back and forth beside a busy Jakarta metro route, with the gang aiming to send 20,000 smishing messages a day.
Mobileum Sued by Former CFO Over $20mn Fraud Defence Collateral
The legal fight over allegations that Moblieum fraudulently boosted its valuation by booking false revenues escalates with a new intervention by former Mobileum Chief Financial Officer Andrew Warner.
Germany Disconnects 9,304 Numbers in Telco ‘Crime-as-a-Service’ Crackdown, Orders Tighter KYC Checks
German police say phone numbers and telecoms services are being rented to international fraud networks, while Germany's telecoms regulator orders tighter KYC checks.
Telcos Owned by Ericsson and Bandwidth Investigated for KYC Scammer Failings
Ofcom has 'concerns' about the potential misuse of UK phone numbers allocated to Voxbone SA, a subsidiary of Bandwidth, and Vonage Business Limited, a subsidiary of Ericsson.
SHAKEN Not STIR: We Have the Quickest Way to Trace International Calls
The technology exists and we have demonstrated that it works, so let's start using it.
First SMS Blaster Scammer Arrested in Singapore Was Targeting WhatsApp Users
Chinese gangsters used SMS blaster smishing to take control of Singaporean WhatsApp accounts as a stepping stone to authorized push payment fraud.
How I Contributed to European Union Research on Spoofing and Traceback
I am proud that a new report funded by the EU demonstrates the value of my work on the Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard by using its empirical data to make the case for effective, low-cost measures to tackle telecoms fraud.
Malaysian Police Arrest SMS Blaster Driver Targeting Singapore Border Traffic
Malaysian authorities arrested a 65-year-old man who allegedly used a car-mounted SMS blaster to target peak-hour commuters travelling between Johor Bahru and Singapore.
European Union Spoofing and Traceback Survey Extended to 14 August
Commsrisk has extended the deadline for contributions to its European Union research into spoofing prevention and traceback until 14 August 2026.
Hong Kong SMS Blaster Broadcasts WhatsApp Account Hijacking Scam
Police linked more than 6,000 smishing messages to 16 WhatsApp account hijacking frauds that caused losses exceeding HKD300,000.
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