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Anti-Virus Mogul John McAfee Charged with Using Twitter for Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud

McAfee claimed his phone and Twitter account had been taken over soon after he began promoting cryptocurrencies.

Poll: Summer Conference in London?

The UK has given vaccination doses to 29 percent of the population, leading the government to project the lifting of all coronavirus restrictions on June 21.

A Clearing House for CLI Validation

Instead of persuading every telco in every country to adopt a common standard for CLI validation, should we simply rely on an intermediary that makes multiple standards work together?

Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2021

Last month saw plenty of traffic for articles about CDR analysis, the legality of simboxes, and arrests of fraudsters by police around the world.

Why China’s Digital Currency Is a Threat to US Power

Leaders like Hong Kong's Carrie Lam are working to align a state-backed digital legal tender with the sanctions-busting capabilities of a distributed ledger for international transfers.

Submit Your Bid for the Commsrisk Advertising Auction

Businesses wanting to participate in the six-monthly auction of advertising on Commsrisk should make their bids by 30th March.

Streaming Will Kill Other Television

AT&T's woes following the purchase of satellite broadcaster DirecTV for USD49mn in 2015 are representative of fundamental changes in how people consume video.

Over 10,000 Views for RAG TV’s Weekly Interview Show

Moly McMillan spun the stories as we talked about revenue assurance in cable companies, mobile operators and OTT providers for episode 8 of the current season.

Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF

Researchers Merve Sahin and Aurélien Francillon claimed their method detected 98% of IRSF calls with 0.28% false positives.

Telenor Opposes Myanmar Cybersecurity Bill; Defends Human Rights

Telenor Group CEO Sigve Brekke explained why the leading operator in Myanmar 'strongly objects' to draconian new laws.

Second Cell C Exec Arrested for $8.6mn Fraud; Operator Says More Employees Were Involved

Adriaan Pillay is accused of collecting kickbacks from an IT supplier which were then shared with his boss.

Infosys Launches Corda-Based Competitor to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain

Infosys is a USD12bn business attempting to foster anti-fraud collaboration by abusing the trust of a small nonprofit.

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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