All articles
Teflon Dons of Telecoms 2: The Swedish Connection
The actions and inaction of two more senior Swedish telecoms execs are analyzed in the second part of this series on corruption.
Russian Army Using Simboxes on Ukrainian Networks
Russian soldiers are stealing civilian mobile phones whilst one simboxer was caught with Chinese simboxes that ran thousands of Russian military calls through Ukrainian telcos.
The Hacker Who Stole a Telco’s Most Valuable Personal Data Without Using a Computer
A 1980's phreaker said she stole the phone numbers of LA celebrities by checking unlocked cabinets in the office of Pacific Bell.
US Regulator Expects Consumers to Report Fraudulent Abuse of Government Subsidies by Telcos
How can the US government spend USD17bn on subsidizing internet access whilst relying on the public to police crooked companies?
Wangiri News from Indonesia, Norway and Spain
The monthly round-up about the one-ring scam features a telco that makes marketing calls which have a similar impact to scams and some cod psychology about Scandinavians.
The Teflon Dons of Telecoms
The first part in a series about holding telecoms bosses accountable for corruption features the stories of Kurt Hellström and Carl-Henric Svanberg, two former CEOs at Ericsson.
Three UK Blocks up to 5.8mn SMS Texts Each Month
Darren Purkis, CFO at Three UK, also said 'bigger attacks' like Flubot had sometimes led to even more messages being blocked.
Why Do Security Managers Lie to Get Entry to a Free Conference?
When a professional assumes honesty is not mandatory it reveals both their poor judgment and their flawed character.
NSO Group Sues Newspaper Over Claims Its Phone Spyware Was Abused by Israeli Police
The notorious spyware firm disputes one technical detail in articles written by Tomer Gannon based on whistleblower testimony.
Free IRSF Fraud Intelligence for Telcos Helping Ukraine
Colin Yates, the leading expert on international revenue share fraud, will give data about 50,000 fraud targets in Ukraine to any telco that responded to the crisis by cutting the cost of calls to Ukraine.
Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2022
2022 has begun with a torrent of news about risks in the comms sector. These were the stories that grabbed the attention of readers during February.
Is the Ericsson Bribery Scandal Worse than We Feared?
Suspicion surrounds Ericsson because promises to be 'transparent' about corrupt business practices have so obviously been broken.
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.
Get Our Weekly Newsletter by Email
