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YouTuber Gets Inside Smishing and Social Engineering
Micode followed digital breadcrumbs that began with an SMS from a number reserved for M2M, took him via web servers and Telegram channels, to swindlers with a psychopathic lack of remorse.
Why You Can No Longer Hear What Is Said on TV
Streaming services manipulate content to suit their libraries, not your ears.
Have EU Activists Smashed the US Anti-Spam Strategy? BICS, Proximus and Telesign Cited in Privacy Complaint
GDPR may not allow the sharing of data about calls using numbers belonging to EU citizens, even if the goal is to predict fraud.
5 Takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2023
It is no surprise that crime motivates most breaches but not all the findings are consistent with the attacks described by telcos.
Notorious Brit SIM Swapper Gets 5 Years in US Prison
The sentence may appear severe until you appreciate the variety of crimes committed during a spree that lasted less than 18 months.
Ireland Rejects STIR/SHAKEN; Regulator Proposes Comprehensive Anti-Scam Plan
Comreg has recommended a series of common sense methods to stop scam calls and texts. Other regulators should copy it.
10 Limitations Of Telecom Signaling Firewalls
It is important for telco networks to be defended by signaling firewalls, but the protection they provide can be undermined by the way they are maintained.
25 Years of RAFM: Talking to Vinod Kumar about Subex, Comms, Data, Indian Leadership and the Future
Subex has been an RAFM market leader for over two decades. Vinod Kumar has been one of Subex's leaders throughout that time.
Politician Says Safaricom Insider to Blame for SIM Swap Mobile Money Fraud
Somebody sent SMS and Whatsapp messages from the account of former Kenyan Deputy President candidate Justina Wamae.
The Shortest Possible Explanation of Why the UK Regulator Is Wrong to Want STIR/SHAKEN
Nobody can say I did not try.
The British Alternative to STIR/SHAKEN that the British Regulator Wants You to Ignore
The CIV method is obviously superior to STIR/SHAKEN but highly politicized decisions are rarely based on merit.
EUR42K Fine to Orange Spain for Asking Two Instead of Three ID Questions of Social Engineering Fraudster
The telco was tricked into forwarding a customer's calls, leading to a debatable GDPR decision.
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