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How Insecure Is SMS?

A brief recap of the scale of fraud and abuse involving SMS messages, what mitigations are available, and challenges to overcome.

US Proposes Another Change to STIR/SHAKEN Implementation Dates

This time the FCC is considering bringing the deadline forward for small telcos that originate 'especially' many calls.

Subex Annual Results Show Modest Revenue Growth; New Dividend Recommended

A 2 percent rise in revenues and a 5 percent final dividend somewhat conflict with Subex's sky-high P/E ratio.

Wangiri Warnings in Canada, Spain and the Netherlands

People around the world keep being warned about new outbreaks of the wangiri 'one ring' scam.

Classic RA Leakage Costs Crypto Lender $10mn

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi confused BTC with USD when paying a promotional bonus, prompting some users to run off with their unexpected windfall.

How Safaricom Tackles Mobile Money Fraud

Patrick Kinoti, Head of Fraud at Safaricom, covers multiple aspects of their strategy for protecting M-PESA customers during a short but effective video.

The Woman Who Made a Career by Smearing African Revenue Assurance

Angela Collings is the most widely-published writer about telecoms revenue assurance that you have never heard of.

To Manage Risk You Must Manage Waste

One way to understand risk tolerance is to determine the difference between the lowest possible cost in ideal circumstances and the true optimal cost for your business.

Research Shows Recycling Phone Numbers Threatens Privacy

Academics from Princeton found more than half the numbers they obtained could be linked to personal data about former users.

Why Do Telcos Allow URLs in SMS Messages?

Daniel McTague, CTO at Cellusys, makes a persuasive argument for protecting customers by only presenting them with hyperlinks in SMS messages if the URL is known to be safe.

Angry, Biased and Superficial: BBC Reporting of Spoofing Fraud

A BBC journalist spouted a string of half-truths about CLI spoofing and crime whilst belittling a representative of the UK regulator.

Fraudsters Impersonate Anti-Fraud Association; Amateurish Response from CFCA

A lone CFCA board member says scammers have hijacked the CFCA logo and are trying to trick people into paying them money.

The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard


Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.

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