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Canadian Operator TELUS Guest Edits IEEE Magazine on Privacy and Security by Design

The deadline for submissions is 30th September.

Accusations of Fraud in Appointment of South African Telco Directors

There is a battle to control an investor in Cell C whilst the telco is fighting debt and interruptions of service for popular apps.

Wangiri Attacks in Belgium, Slovakia and Hungary

Wangiri fraudsters have been launching new attacks around Europe.

Simjacker Privacy Vulnerability Is Activated by SMS

AdaptiveMobile Security found a security weakness in a legacy app found on many SIM cards. The vulnerability is independent of the user's handset and 1bn users are potentially at risk.

YouTube Takes Copyright Law into Their Own Hands with New Rules for Music

Rightsholders will lose the ability to manually claim payment for unintended use of their music, but they can still block the videos.

The Miserable Rewards of US Mobile Ad Fraud

A Vice report into US 'phone farmers' tried to glamorize the making of money through automated clicking on mobile adverts, but mostly made the fraudsters sound like losers.

Blocking Multiple Pirate Sites Can Boost Legal Streaming Sales

New research shows that changing the behavior of a pirate depends on removing all piracy options at the same time.

National Telecoms RA Auditors Demanded One Percent of Guinea’s Economy

Guinea continues to fight GVG, who claimed over USD106mn for unpaid debts and wrongful termination of their contract.

Have You Taken the 10-Minute Leakage Coverage Survey?

This RAG survey allows you to benchmark coverage of revenue and cost leaks in a fraction of the time needed by rival surveys.

Australia Considers Copyright Reform for Digital Platforms

The Australian public enquiry is the first of its kind, so will likely influence decisions made by other authorities around the world.

Record $170mn Fine after Google and YouTube Abused Kids’ Privacy

Chairman Joe Simons of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defended a settlement that some commentators called 'meager'.

Wangiri Attack Makes UK News Headlines

Customers complained via social media about receiving 50 or 60 calls from slightly different originating numbers within African ranges.

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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