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Danish Navy Detains Chinese Ship That Cut Baltic Submarine Cables
This is only the second occasion that a ship has been boarded per the rights stated in the Submarine Cables Convention.
Thai Operator AIS Works with Police to Rapidly Defeat SMS Blaster Gang
Victims were lured into clicking a smishing link by a message stating their 'points' were about to expire.
India’s Communications Minister Heralds Success of Sharing Roaming Data to Block Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers
The country implemented its Centralized International Out Roamer (CIOR) system in July 2024.
AI Grandmother Demonstrates Differences in the Awareness of Fraud
News journalists recycled a marketing stunt whilst missing a more important story about a telco demanding more police to fight fraud.
What to Do about Racist Texts?
A big story about racist SMS messages sent to black Americans needs to be seen in the context of other pressures upon the way society uses communication technology.
Satellite Photos Reveal Growth of Cambodian Scam Compounds
More technical methods of tracing scams are irrelevant if nothing can be done about corruption.
Hard Data Shows Why Phone Honeypots Would Stop Illegal Comms
New research by North Carolina State University also says spammers have adapted to STIR/SHAKEN and that 80% of unsolicited US robocalls have a STIR/SHAKEN signature.
Academics Find Reduction in US Robocalls but Spammers Have Adapted to STIR/SHAKEN
Hard data shows why phone honeypots would stop illegal comms.
AT&T Punished for the Abuse of Government Subsidies
The US telco enrolled 3,912 subscribers on a government subsidy program without valid information to identify them.
British Doctors Using Whatsapp to Share Confidential Patient Information
Nobody seems to be guarding against the privacy risks when NHS staff expect sensitive data to be available on large and poorly managed Whatsapp groups.
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