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Phone of Top White House Aide Hacked and Impersonated; AI Vishing Suspected

Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff in the Trump administration, was previously attacked by agents of Iran.

Belgium Bugged Huawei’s Lobbying of European Parliamentarians at Football Games

National security agents planted listening devices in a corporate box at Anderlecht's stadium because Huawei had hired it to schmooze MEPs.

Astonishing Drop in Aussie Complaints about Scam Calls and Messages Continues

Everybody should give the Aussie authorities the credit they deserve, then learn from their example.

Introducing the Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard

Our new AI-powered scripts automatically gather the latest data from reputable sources in the public and private sector. We launch with 11 finished maps and graphs, and with more in development.

How Can We Regain Trust in Accepting Calls from Unknown Mobile Numbers?

An examination of how the comms sector is responding to the spoofing of caller IDs.

Prominent Industry Figures Criticize ‘Regulatory Capture’ by Biggest US Telcos

The US consumer protection strategy is an impenetrable catastrophe. Much of the problem stems from the handsome rewards paid to people who spread misinformation.

How the CIA Uses YouTube and TOR to Recruit Spies

We are living through an era of moral ambiguity over what can be said secretly and what can be said openly.

False Positives for Voice Phishing AI on Korean Phones

It was claimed that the new technology was 90% successful at identifying actual scams but no figures were shared for how often it incorrectly treated a legitimate call as a scam.

WhatsApp Bans Surge Higher in India

31 million WhatsApp accounts associated with Indian phone numbers were banned during the first quarter of 2025.

Buggy IMS Implementation Caused UK Mobile Operator to Broadcast the Location of Users

Anyone with a basic understanding of networks could have tracked customers of O2 UK due to a mistake with how a Mavenir IMS had been set up.

Japanese Telcos Warn Public about Smishing Messages from Fake Base Stations

The low-key admission that Japan has gangs that operate SMS blasters comes a full month after social media users spread the news.

Recap: The Great Robocall Mitigation Database Purge That Never Happened

Commsrisk will soon introduce a free data monitoring service to help impartial professionals evaluate which polices are working, which are failing, and which were fabricated.

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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