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Another Surprisingly Large Fraud Estimate

Absurdly exaggerated statistics are more likely to damage professional credibility than increase vendor sales.

1 Million Anti-Piracy Warnings Emailed by UK ISPs

The reported success of the "Get it Right" campaign may just reflect changing patterns in how people infringe copyright.

7 Arrests Following Vodacom South Africa SIM Swaps

Vodacom has pursued its investigation for years but none of its employees have been arrested.

US Robocall Index Reaches New All-Time High

Americans received 15.8 automated calls on average during January. One response involves creating a database that will confirm if a number is still allocated to a particular person.

Swedish Court Rejects Telia Blocking Injunction

The Swedish Patents and Market Court of Appeal decided a blocking injunction was disproportionate.

Fraudsters Make Mystery Music for Spotify

Spotify refuse to comment about whether they paid musicians whose songs were only played because user playlists had been hacked.

Sandvine Wins $12mn Latam Order for Network Analytics and RAFM

The solutions will provide multiple forms of analysis relating to networks, users, performance, capacity, revenues and frauds.

Hungary and Luxembourg Suffer Wangiri Surges

Operators in the Telenor and Orange groups have been warning customers about wangiri.

US-Trained Spy Worked at Qatari Telco Before Spying for UAE

Lori Stroud, former colleague of Ed Snowden, began spying for the UAE shortly after reviewing IT security for Ooredoo.

Sonae IM Creates Research Lab with University

The division of Sonae which owns RAFM market leaders WeDo is putting money into scholarships for researchers working on cybersecurity, AI, and transactional technologies.

Disturbing Accounts of US-Trained Phone Spies Working for UAE

We all know electronic spies have sophisticated tools, but you may be shocked by the moral vacuity of the hired help.

10 Year Prison Sentence for US SIM Swapper; Another Indicted

Californian prosecutors will send a SIM swapper to prison whilst New York launches its first SIM swap prosecution.

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