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Ukraine, National Security, Defamation and Robocalls: Watch Episode 2 of The Communications Risk Show

Episode 1 reached 1,700 viewers in a week and the early indications suggest Episode 2 will reach even more.

‘Winter Vivern’ Hackers Target Pro-Ukraine Telcos

These bad actors use a combination of techniques including phishing websites and malicious documents that are tailored to their prey.

Facebook Experiments with Flash Calls

They are following the lead of Twitter by wanting to cut expenditure on SMS messages for user authentication.

Sixth Suspect Arrested for Massive Paris IMSI-Catcher SMS Scam

An old ambulance was one of the vehicles used by gang members to drive IMSI-catchers around the city.

Is China Deliberately Cutting Taiwan’s Internet Cables?

The 14,000 inhabitants of the Matsu Islands may need to wait two months for repairs to submarine cables that were severed in early February.

Watch Episode 1 of The Communications Risk Show

Corruption, hacking, lawsuits against regulators, two-factor authentication by SMS, the UN, GVG, 5G and Elon Musk were among the topics for the first episode of our new conversation program.

Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Claims Safaricom Should Be Regulated as a Bank

Critics say the Kenyan mobile money pioneer uses customer funds to cover overdrafts. These overdrafts also attract SIM swap fraudsters.

Telco Investigated for Illegal Robocalls Uses Defamation Law to Silence Critics

One suit seeks millions in damages from a 'self-anointed robocalling vigilante'; the other wants restitution from a STIR/SHAKEN supplier.

AT&T Shrugs Off Data Breach Affecting 9mn Customers

Does the US telco see no difference between meeting legal obligations following a breach and really making privacy a 'top priority'?

What Makes an RAFM Alert Beautiful

It is pleasing to receive an automated email you did not expect but which you set up a long time ago in anticipation of an extreme scenario.

16 Reasons to Watch The Communications Risk Show

It is about the people, not just the tech.

Ericsson’s New $206mn Bribery Fine: Will They Ever Come Clean?

CEO Börje Ekholm offered more platitudes about ethics after US prosecutors levied another big penalty for corruption.

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