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Commsrisk Top Ten for August 2019
August was the third most popular month in the history of Commsrisk. The top story was unchanged since July, probably because the mainstream trade press were so slow to cover it.
SIM Swappers Tweet from Twitter CEO’s Account
The hackers known as ChucklingSquad have repeated their SIM swapping tricks with Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter, becoming their latest victim.
Google Claims that Blocking Cookies Is Bad for Privacy
Google has a cunning plan to 'enhance' your privacy by forcing you to accept cookies which rival browsers increasingly block.
Share Data, Not Opinions
We have the technology to share hard data about revenue assurance and fraud management, but we continue to spread subjective opinions instead.
TalkTalk Hacker Guilty of Aiding SIM Swaps; UK Policing of Cybercrime Proven Inept
A hardened 19 year old cybercriminal was only caught because the police searched his computer for sexual images.
12 US Telcos Form Anti-Robocall Alliance
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has persuaded the bulk of US telephony providers to adopt eight principles for stopping nuisance robocalls.
SIM Swapper Takes Over Accounts of Famous YouTubers
Internet personalities James Charles, Amanda Cerny and King Bach all blamed AT&T for losing control of their accounts.
There and Back: RAG Visits Africa, India, and the UK
The Risk & Assurance Group will hold free conferences in Johannesburg on October 1st and 2nd, Delhi on February 5th and 6th, and London on May 13th and 14th.
Do Crooks Own Your Wireless Service?
Brain Krebs is normally a decent researcher of cybersecurity topics, but he let himself down when launching a scattergun attack on US mobile providers.
Telia Defeats Royalties Collectors in Fight Over IPTV
The Finnish Market Court ruled that the ISP need not make payments to a collection society because their IPTV streams are original broadcasts, not retransmissions of over-the-air TV.
Huawei Engineers Caught Spying for Governments
A Wall Street Journal investigation says Huawei staff intercepted encrypted messages by opponents of Uganda's government, and helped Zambia's police to arrest opposition bloggers.
Indian Simboxers Arrested by Anti-Terror Police
The fraudsters provided cheap calls to Indian expats working in the Middle East. Their gang was led by Nazim Khan, a high school drop out who was also arrested for bypass fraud in 2017.
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