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Another Joke Fine Shows US Authorities Do Not Take Illegal Telemarketing Calls Seriously
An FTC press release referred to a USD13.8mn penalty for spammers who only have to pay USD125,000 in reality.
Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2023
Did you miss any of last month's biggest stories? These Commsrisk articles received most attention during July.
Serious Privacy Flaws Found in Comms System Used by Police and Other Key Services Worldwide
TETRA is an ETSI system for secure comms used in over half of all countries. Dutch researchers identified five vulnerabilities.
Facebook Censored Content whilst Hoping Government Would Make It Easier to Transfer Personal Data
Recently published emails show Nick Clegg, a top executive at Meta, questioned why Facebook removed some posts about COVID-19.
Gamers Humiliate Magazine that Used AI to Create Articles Based on Their Social Media Posts
Trusting the words you are reading means trusting the person behind them.
Do Americans Receive More than 33 Million Scam Robocalls a Day?
This statistic was repeated last week by the most widely-circulated newspaper in the USA, but it is flawed in many ways.
Australia Requests Tenders for 5G, 6G and Open RAN Security Lab
Reducing the effect of competition on the testing of network security is one component of a strategy to counter Chinese ambitions.
French Telcos Are Breaking the Law Today, and STIR/SHAKEN Is to Blame
Some officials think protecting the public from harm involves the writing of badly-worded exemptions to badly-worded rules.
250 Simboxes Seized by Ukraine Raids on Bot Farms
But some of the footage of confiscated equipment appears to have been publicized before.
Why Commsrisk Must Become More Political
The 24/7 news cycle encourages politicians and regulators to adopt quick-fix solutions that generate favorable publicity, irrespective of whether they might work.
How AT&T Borrowed $10bn from Vendors without Reporting It as Debt
AT&T spends a lot more on finance from handset suppliers and other vendors than Verizon. What if there was a shock to the supply chain?
How AT&T Borrowed $10bn from Vendors without Reporting It as Debt
AT&T spends a lot more on finance from handset suppliers and other vendors than Verizon. What if there was a shock to the supply chain?
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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