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Spanish Supreme Court Holds Bank Liable for Losses Following SIM Swap
The decision could establish a precedent that affects telcos as well as banks across the EU.
Scam Hunters Observe Rising Use of T-Mobile US Prepaid SIMs by Criminals
A group called Demurrage researched 20 separate scams involving over 500 T‑Mobile phone numbers.
7 Arrests and 3 Fake Base Stations Seized in Istanbul
A Chinese national was accused of supplying the Chinese-made equipment through an electronics business in Istanbul.
Philippines Arrests Two More Chinese for Using an IMSI-Catcher
Photographs of their equipment matched those from previous arrests, including the same distinctive orange power inverter.
Peruvian Call Center Boss Extradited to USA
Carla Magaly Alcedo is accused of running a criminal enterprise that defrauded Spanish-speaking inhabitants of the USA.
Celebrity Wrestler Blames Racist Crypto Tweets on AT&T SIM Swap Fraud
A.J. Styles is the latest in a long line of VIPs who blame the American mobile operator for giving control of their phone accounts to criminals.
Chinese National Arrested with IMSI-Catcher near Philippine Election Authority
Photographs reveal his car carried the same distinctive orange power inverter as used by SMS blaster fraudsters in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan.
Japanese Government Finally Admits SMS Blasters Are Circling Tokyo
Ordinary citizens revealed that scams are being disseminated by cars carrying fake base stations three weeks earlier.
SK Telecom Stops Accepting New Subscribers at 2,600 Stores to Focus on Replacing Hacked SIMs of 25mn Phone Users
CEO Ryu Young-sang said his company was responding to “the worst hacking incident in the history of the telecommunications industry”.
Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2025
There were some really big new stories on Commsrisk during April, but there was also a surge of traffic from Japanese visitors wanting to read older articles.
Famous Anti-Piracy Campaign Used Pirated Font
They wouldn't steal a car, but they did use stolen intellectual property.
Mexicans Warned about Surge of Wangiri Calls with UK Numbers
Police and television personalities have been highlighting the scam this week.
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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