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Commsrisk Top Ten for August 2020

Commsrisk sustained its record-breaking audience from July, with the most popular articles in August focusing on strong black women in risk management and the corruption of GRAPA.

Zimbabwe Chokes Mobile Money; Poor Suffer Most

Unbanked Zimbabweans rely on mobile money but the central bank has banned mobile money agents and placed a tight limit on daily transactions.

Huge CenturyLink Outage Shows Risk Lies in the Details

A bad firewall configuration rule forced Tier 1 operator CenturyLink offline and reduced global internet traffic by 3.5%.

Police Raids in 19 Countries Take Down 60 Pirate Movie Servers

The US-led operation prompted arrests in the USA and Cyprus, whilst an alleged Norwegian conspirator remains at large.

Ghana’s Government Promises to Scrap Minimum Termination Rate

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia said the current GHC0.19 per minute rate is a 'nuisance tax' that causes simbox fraud.

Brazil Becomes Key Battleground in US-China 5G War

A recent war of words in the Brazilian press highlights the global scale of the US government's fight against Huawei.

Account Takeover Specialists SpyCloud Close $30mn Investment Round

SpyCloud identifies vulnerable online accounts by checking them against their library of compromised credentials.

National RA Audit Row Continues in Ghana

Ghana's Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says her national RA audit has stopped telcos from cheating their taxes, so why is she not prosecuting them for tax evasion?

Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson and Nokia Pass GSMA Security Audit

The Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS) is meant to provide a "security assurance framework" for vendors.

Telco Staff Targeted by New Custom Spear Voice Phishing Attacks

Criminals phone staff as they work at home, then tell them to log on to phishing websites that look like corporate portals.

A Simbox Fraudster’s Tale

A fictional account of the last day of a fraudster's career, as written by somebody who catches them.

RAG TV: Assuring PPV Revenue and Preventing Refiling

The final episode of RAG TV Season 2 featured two classy communicators: Kathy Romano of global media firm Discovery and Bryan Rowe of innovative fraud developers Six Degrees.

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