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Mobileum Fake Revenues Lawsuit and Countersuit: What the Court Documents Say
Employees of the market-leading analytics firm talked about escaping the 'nightmare' created by sales figures which were 'bullshit'.
Thousands Tricked Into Revealing Banking Details by Smishing IMSI-Catcher Driven around Norway
The IMSI-catcher was used over a 23-day period to send SMS texts with links to websites that impersonated three banks.
Corrupt Police Analyst Warned Criminals about Secret Comms Surveillance
Natalie Mottram used her computer to access investigation files from the home of a man with connections to organized crime.
New IoT Vulnerability Report Highlights Ongoing Weakness of Security for Popular Consumer Devices
Consider purchasing your IoT devices from John Lewis in the UK, MediaMarkt in the EU, or Target in the US.
UK Cyber Security Center Issues Guidance on Artificial Inflation of SMS Traffic
The NCSC cited comments by Elon Musk when explaining the need for their excellent new recommendations.
Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2023
Did you miss any big stories about risk in the communications sector? These articles have been grabbing the attention of readers.
Mobileum Lawsuit, SMS AIT and the Risks That Lie Ahead: Commsrisk Show Season Finale
The second season of The Communications Risk Show concluded with startling news and predictions about the future.
Singapore Proposes Telcos and Banks Will Share Liability for Smishing Losses
Telcos would need to fully compensate victims if banks met their obligations but the telco did not block malicious SMS messages.
Lycamobile’s French Businesses Fined EUR10mn for Tax Fraud and Money Laundering
Former Lycamobile Group CEO Chris Tooley received a 3-year prison sentence and a EUR250,000 fine for his part in the tax evasion.
Artificial Inflation of Traffic Blamed for Dismal SMS Forecasts
Mobile operators ramp up prices for terminating SMS whilst crooks use bots to generate meaningless traffic.
Mobileum Inflated Revenues with Fake Invoices, Alleges Lawsuit by New Owners
HIG Capital says they were duped into overpaying for Mobileum in 2022 because of 'brazen, massive, systemic fraud'.
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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