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Why Did the US Adopt an Anti-Spoofing Solution That Does Not Work for All Calls?
Several clues in the FCC's latest report hint at the perverse logic behind STIR/SHAKEN.
Ugandan Mobile Money Services Suspended Following Major Fraud
Stanbic Bank Uganda, MTN Uganda and Airtel Uganda said they faced "unprecedented technical challenges".
SK Telecom Stands by Medical Imaging Partner Accused of Fraud
The South Korean operator is the second largest shareholder in a firm that some have described as Theranos 2.0.
UK Spooks Found Huawei Network Flaw with ‘National Significance’
The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) continues to identify serious and specific issues with Huawei products.
Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2020
Last month saw continuing elevated levels of traffic for Commsrisk and a new all-time record for most visitors in a single day.
3 Mind-Bending Futuristic Revenue Assurance Systems
The future starts with an impossible idea and then developing the means to make it possible. Here are three impossibly utopian ideas for RA and a roadmap to make them possible.
Telstra Pilots Malicious SMS Blocking
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is partnering with government to filter bogus text messages in a trial that will likely be extended much more widely in future.
Dramatic Shift to Cashless Society Leads MTN Rwanda to Tighten MoMo Controls
Even motorcycle taxis refuse cash as Rwanda saw a 450% increase in P2P mobile money transfers during the first four months of 2020.
Notorious SIM-Swapping, Malware-Spreading, Bomb-Threatening Hackers Arrested
The accused are said to have harassed enemies by taking control of phone accounts and sending bomb threats to 1,066 kindergartens.
US Authorities Claim Phone Encryption Will Lead to Child Sex Abuse
Assistant Attorney General Beth Williams segued from one story about a locked phone to an 'exponential' rise in pedophilia.
North Korea Buys New German-Chinese Phone Spying Equipment
Mobile phone subscribers are purposefully told that the North Korean government has the ability to listen to their calls.
Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country 'safe for their own cyber criminals'.
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