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US Imposes $600K Penalty on UK Telco over Russian Ownership
The FCC drew special attention to the 22.8% of Truphone shares owned by sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Obituary for Glenn Hovey
Glenn made many friends whilst at T-Mobile, Vodafone and Macquarie Telecom. He will be sorely missed.
The Lightning Review of Every Method Currently Proposed for Authenticating Phone Calls
We need groups like the Global Solutions Council to seek a working consensus on how to make international phone calls safe.
Former Boss of China Unicom Arrested for Taking Bribes
Li Guohua had already been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party following an investigation that began in February.
Survey Says One-Tenth of Optus Customers Churned after Massive Data Breach
Australians who google the words 'Optus' and 'cancellation' are shown adverts begging them to give the operator another chance.
Robocall Surge Gives USA Worst Month for Nuisance Calls Since STIR/SHAKEN Became Mandatory
The YouMail Robocall Index counted 5.5 billion robocalls in October, enough for every American to receive 16 unwanted calls each.
Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2022
Commsrisk received more visitors in October than during any previous month since the website was launched in 2006.
Do Indian Police Raids Signal Change of Attitude to Scam Call Centers?
India's Central Bureau of Investigation said they acted on intelligence from foreign police, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Hacker Leaks Manuals Showing How Iran Uses Mobile Networks to Track Protesters
The hacker acted in response to the brutal crackdown following the suspected murder of Mahsa Amini by Iran's morality police.
7 Steps to Understanding the Paradox at the Heart of STIR/SHAKEN
There is no point in adding signatures to calls unless you also plan to use them to drive bad actors out of the telecoms ecosystem.
Revenue Assurance Has Lost Its Way
The community of revenue assurance professionals has not found the leadership it so desperately needs.
Voice Spam Will Soon Be as Bad as Email Spam
Do not be surprised if customers start abandoning the use of phone numbers to exclusively rely on OTT voice services instead.
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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