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Boeing and Airbus Claim 5G Is a Threat to Plane Safety
Demands for last-minute delays to the use of C-band spectrum for 5G can ultimately be blamed on US government infighting.
Wangiri Warnings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Spain
Scammers will not switch off their autodialers whilst they remain confident of making money.
The Unsung Heroes of 2021
Managing risk and contributing to our professional community can sometimes feel like thankless tasks. Here is some small thanks for eight of my heroes of the year.
Punches Thrown in Ghana’s Parliament over Proposed Mobile Money Tax
It looked like the ruling NPP tried to break procedure to enact a new tax but some say it was a misunderstanding about using the toilet.
Cyberattack Affects 10% of Subex Systems
The Indian risk and assurance technology vendor revealed hackers had knocked them offline via a stock market filing.
‘Foreign Evil Actors’ vs Network ‘Sanctity’: Fevered Response to Latest US Robocall Consultation
The US telecoms industry desperately needs to make friends as well as issuing threats.
Hacker Impersonates Agent to Breach Data from Cox Communications
Social engineering was identified as the top cybersecurity risk per respondents to the RAG RAFMCS Survey 2021.
Ransomware Attack on Danish Telco
Hackers gained access to commercial information stored on a server belonging to TT Network, the joint mast operation of Telia Denmark and Telenor Denmark.
Modi Bitcoin Twitter Hack Offers a Clue about the Future of Disinformation
75mn followers of the Indian Prime Minister were encouraged to buy Bitcoin, but it seems none of them did.
Call for RAG Dubai Speakers
The next free conference of the Risk & Assurance Group will occur on February 15 and 16 at Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre.
$40mn Budget in Ghana for ‘Revenue Assurance’ of Mobile Money Taxes
Ghana's government imposed a surprise new tax, gave a tax cut, and seemingly found tax leaks within the space of just 3 weeks.
The Senior Politician Convicted of Robocalling (and Why It Matters)
A graduate of one of the USA's most prestigious law schools learned that not every country has weak rules about robocall spam.
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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