Ericsson Allocates $220mn for More Corruption Penalties
A monitoring regime that was meant to address past failings did not identify or disclose bribes paid to terrorists in Iraq.
David Morrow
Scattered Spider: New Cyber Attack Targets Telcos
CrowdStrike details a campaign that combines social engineering, smishing and remote code execution to infiltrate the systems of telcos, sometimes with the intention to perform SIM swaps.
Huawei, Iran and Intellectual Property Theft
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is free after years of battling extradition to the USA but that does not make her innocent.
How Telcos Could Lose Billions from Ultrafast Transactions
James Zhong stole USD3.3bn in cryptocurrency by executing many rapid withdrawals from online accounts.
Zeus OTP Malware Trail Leads to Russian Cyberwarfare
The ‘JabberZeus’ cybercrime group were behind a wave of frauds that relied upon intercepting one time passwords sent by SMS.
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.
Ericsson Accused of Selling Equipment That Could Be Used by Russian Military
An argument has arisen about permission to export technology which has both civilian and military uses.
Telcos Were the First Targets of Recent Okta Phishing
Over 130 companies have been compromised by a series of attacks that built upon the data first obtained from telcos.
Ericsson Sued over Alleged Terrorist Payments
528 relatives of Americans killed by terrorists want compensation because of ‘protection’ payments Ericsson made whilst delivering contracts to Wataniya, Asiacell and Korek Telecom in Iraq.
Chinese Telecoms Vendors Battle Indian Authorities over Tax Claims
There has been a flurry of investigations into Chinese-owned firms that import or manufacture phones, including Huawei and Xiaomi.