Eric Priezkalns

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

Articles by This Author

Record $170mn Fine after Google and YouTube Abused Kids’ Privacy

Chairman Joe Simons of the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) defended a settlement that some commentators called 'meager'.

Wangiri Attack Makes UK News Headlines

Customers complained via social media about receiving 50 or 60 calls from slightly different originating numbers within African ranges.

Commsrisk Top Ten for August 2019

August was the third most popular month in the history of Commsrisk. The top story was unchanged since July, probably because the mainstream trade press were so slow to cover it.

SIM Swappers Tweet from Twitter CEO’s Account

The hackers known as ChucklingSquad have repeated their SIM swapping tricks with Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter, becoming their latest victim.

Google Claims that Blocking Cookies Is Bad for Privacy

Google has a cunning plan to 'enhance' your privacy by forcing you to accept cookies which rival browsers increasingly block.

Share Data, Not Opinions

We have the technology to share hard data about revenue assurance and fraud management, but we continue to spread subjective opinions instead.

TalkTalk Hacker Guilty of Aiding SIM Swaps; UK Policing of Cybercrime Proven Inept

A hardened 19 year old cybercriminal was only caught because the police searched his computer for sexual images.

12 US Telcos Form Anti-Robocall Alliance

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has persuaded the bulk of US telephony providers to adopt eight principles for stopping nuisance robocalls.

SIM Swapper Takes Over Accounts of Famous YouTubers

Internet personalities James Charles, Amanda Cerny and King Bach all blamed AT&T for losing control of their accounts.

Do Crooks Own Your Wireless Service?

Brain Krebs is normally a decent researcher of cybersecurity topics, but he let himself down when launching a scattergun attack on US mobile providers.

Huawei Engineers Caught Spying for Governments

A Wall Street Journal investigation says Huawei staff intercepted encrypted messages by opponents of Uganda's government, and helped Zambia's police to arrest opposition bloggers.

Indian Simboxers Arrested by Anti-Terror Police

The fraudsters provided cheap calls to Indian expats working in the Middle East. Their gang was led by Nazim Khan, a high school drop out who was also arrested for bypass fraud in 2017.

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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