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Commsrisk Top Ten for 2018
Here is the rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles of the past year, plus those which topped the charts during December.
Indonesians Complain about Wangiri Calls from UAE
The calls appear to originate from a provider of mobile satellite services.
SMS Used to Hijack UK Celebrity Twitter Accounts
Some questioned the ethics and legality of the stunt, but it does raise the question of why Twitter still allows users to manage their accounts via SMS.
The Only 2019 Prediction You Should Worry About
As we realize the dream of all-IP communications, so we must become conscious of the manifold impact on the risk environment.
The Commsrisk Review of 2018
Significant new trends dominated the news in 2018. But is the biggest story that some telecoms professionals are failing to see the need to change?
Which Predictions Were Right?
Five major trends were described at the beginning of 2018. Did change occur as rapidly as expected?
The Unsung Heroes of the Year
This is a good time to thank some special people for what they give to our community.
Top EU Lawyer Says Germany Cannot Enforce Net Copyright Law
The EU was not given proper notification of a German law that limits web quotations from press articles.
First Greek Net Blocking Orders Prove Ineffective
Greece is the latest country to discover that if you block a specific URL then pirates will simply move their site to a different URL.
Expensive Ghanian National RA System Relies on Test Calls (Like Everybody Else)
Why is Ghana spending so much on its new 'platform' to detect simboxes if it relies on familiar old methods?
Punishing Links to Defamatory Content May Violate Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights found a Hungarian news website had the right to link to a defamatory YouTube video.
Israeli Spyware Implicated in Khashoggi Murder
A confidant of the murdered Saudi is suing an Israeli business whose spyware was found on his phone.
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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