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Is It a Good Idea to Offer to Disguise IMSIs?

A new pseudo-network offers privacy-conscious mobile phone users the ability to change their IMSI at the press of a button.

NSO Phone Spy Founder Hires Former Austrian Chancellor for Utilities Security Business

A man who systematically undermined phone security wants to be paid to secure vital infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong?

The Rise of Rogue Russian Operators in Ukraine

Are new Russian operators being established so quickly in occupied territory because the military relies on civilian networks, or could there be a darker purpose?

Japanese Next-Gen Developer Builds New Technology Core for the RAG Fraud Blockchain

SORAMITSU are experts at creating blockchains that are secure and scalable whilst supporting tokenization and permissioned access.

UK Trial Suggests Customers See No Benefit in Switch from PSTN to VoIP

Landlines may be turning more digital but the process of cleaning up after an engineer remains stubbornly analog.

Corruption in Kazakhstan’s Rotten Telecoms

The web of murky dealings surrounding state-owned operator Kazakhtelecom stretches from former President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Swedish telcos Telia and Tele2.

Why Global Telecoms Governance Is Hardly Ever Global

The story of an American becoming the first woman to lead the ITU in its 157-year history contrasts with another story about diversity only being welcome when it suits the goals of powerful nations.

PayPal Says Plan to Fine Customers for Exercising Free Speech Was an ‘Error’

PayPal wrote a policy allowing them to take USD2,500 from the accounts of customers deemed guilty of 'promoting misinformation'.

Will a Telco CEO Lose Her Job Over a Data Breach?

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian telco Optus, appears to be on the brink following a deluge of criticism.

American Bankers Association Shows Why US Robocall Strategy Will Never Work

You can fire Americans, hire replacements somewhere cheaper, and disguise where they are, but eventually somebody pays a price.

Australia to Change Data and ID Sharing Rules for Telcos and Banks Following Massive Optus Breach

Regulators want businesses to be able to share data so they can prevent fraud when personal data has been compromised.

Government and Regulator Asks High Court to Scrap GVG National RA Contract with Lesotho

Government Minister Samuel Rapapa says Global Voice Group (GVG) was awarded its contract illegally.

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