The app provided by online bank Monzo tells customers the name of the member of staff currently trying to call them.

Ian Deakin of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions explained why quantum computers threaten comms providers.

To appreciate why technology keeps being undermined by bad actors we must step back and see the big picture.

Some warn a 'quantum apocalypse' will occur when scientific breakthroughs permit the creation of computers that can rapidly crack encryption codes vital for modern comms and payments.

The Nigerian Communications Commission issued an odd statement with more denials of wrongdoing than reasons to trust them.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin blamed the US mobile operator for enabling a scam that targeted his social media followers.

Gustavo Borges and Sami Benakouche of Brazilian regulator Anatel explained the country's radical plan for reducing unwanted calls.

Hundreds of other alleged scammers of Chinese nationality were also arrested in separate operations in Myanmar and Laos.

The One Consortium has been endorsed by key industry players but discussions with regulators will start in advance of its foundation.

Regular readers of Commsrisk will be aware of the dispiriting trend in nuisance calls received in the USA, and the refusal of anyone responsible to admit the situation keeps getting worse.

A downward spiral can occur when telemarketers make an increasing number of calls to ordinary people who no longer want to pick up.

Are we building too much upon the insecure foundations of our networks? Failures can occur by both accident and design.