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Who Buys All the Crappy Revenue Assurance Marketing Research?
Q. When is a revenue assurance report not a revenue assurance report? A. When it claims to offer market research.
When Hackers Attack Commsrisk
Visitors may have noticed some side-effects of a huge attack that occurred recently.
Will SIM Swap Fraud Cause Voters to Oppose National Digital ID?
Australia's One Nation party cited a recent SIM swap when arguing against government centralization of digital identities.
US Networks Could Close Because of $3bn Funding Gap in Anti-China ‘Rip and Replace’ Program
Telcos that meet the requirements for grants to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment have received less than 40% of the amounts due.
China Adopts Rival Caller Identification Standard to STIR/SHAKEN
Huawei, ZTE, Samsung and three of the world's biggest telcos were involved in the creation of the new standard, which is set to be implemented by November 1.
Clear and Present Danger of Mobile Money Fueling Terrorism
The Reserve Bank of Mozambique is imposing limits on transactions and balances for mobile money accounts.
US Prosecutors Target Alleged Scam Call Centers in the Dominican Republic
11 citizens of the Dominican Republic have been charged with operating a 'grandparent scam', along with five New Yorkers who collected cash from victims.
New Threat Intelligence Framework for Mobile Comms
Cathal Mc Daid of Enea explained why he led the development of a newly-published threat classification system with the assistance of Ericsson, Huawei and Mobileum.
Why AT&T’s Huge Data Breach Is Good News for Their Credit Agency
A privacy breach that affected 73 million people will later translate into a golden sales prospect for Experian.
Bad Data Supplied to UK Police by Mobile Operator May Undermine Prosecution of Serious Crimes
Police are manually checking for inaccuracies in data given to them by O2, the UK operation of Telefónica.
Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2024
Which stories grabbed the attention of your peers? These Commsrisk articles attracted most readers during April.
Cloud Comms Association Makes KYC Commitment
The Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA) has published guidance about know-your-customer processes. Members who pledge to comply will receive a special designation.
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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