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Multiple Scam Robocalls Traced to Deutsche Telekom
The most recent data from the US traceback consortium showed them tracing more scam robocalls to the German operator than any other major telco.
Digital Lenders Using Mobile Apps to Invade Privacy and Humiliate Customers
Money lenders extract data about each customer's contacts, then spam the contacts if debts are not repaid on time.
AI Comment Spam Appears on LinkedIn
Do not get too excited by positive comments in response to your social media posts. Those comments may have come from a machine.
Turning Bank ID into Caller ID, whilst IMSI-Catchers Run Wild: Commsrisk Show 7
The financial sector is making all banks uniquely identifiable; the same methods could stop all imposter fraud by phone and internet.
Notorious Mobile Money SIM Swap Fraudster Arrested in the Act
Emmanuel Kiprono and his gang target Kenyans with large M-PESA balances.
When Fighting Scams, Why Do We Trust US Multinationals More than Impartial Academics?
US firms control the global governance of STIR/SHAKEN. We should pursue a UK alternative that prioritizes the public good over profits.
Commsrisk Top Ten for September 2023
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Why Is a Telco Paying for Adverts Saying Customers ‘Accept’ Data Breaches?
Canadian operator TELUS commissioned a major national newspaper to run an unusual advertorial about privacy leaks.
Money from Data, Overcoming Adversity, and Chinese Scammer Extraditions: Commsrisk Show 6
Divya Shridhar, one of the brightest stars in the RA community, shared her insights about life, data and success.
T-Mobile US Denies Claims of Another Data Breach
Hackers said employee data was stolen in April, but the telco says the breach was from an 'independently owned authorized retailer' and did not involve data about T-Mobile employees.
$116mn Fine for Toll-Free Fraudster Who Embarrassed US Telecoms Industry with His Anti-Scam Antics
An amateurish fraudster has been punished by high-status professionals who also have a shaky relationship with the truth.
Oslo IMSI-Catcher Arrest: Suspected Malaysian Spy Now Investigated for Fraud ‘with International Ramifications’
Espionage charges were dropped but the same criminal outfit also drove an IMSI-catcher around Bergen, Norway's second city.
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