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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.

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Commsrisk Top Ten for August 2018

What are the issues that matter to your peers around the globe? These were the ten most popular Commsrisk articles during August.

Safaricom CEO Promises Biometrics and Mobile Money Suspension to Tackle SIM Swap Fraud

Bob Collymore wants to assure Safaricom customers that their mobile money funds are safe.

Retiring the Commsrisk Podcast

The podcast archive will remain online but no new episodes are planned for the future.

Vodafone UK Promises to Block Wangiri Calls

The mobile operator says they have implemented new technology that prevents blacklisted numbers from connecting to their customers.

Twitch Piracy Undermines ‘Biggest Event in Internet History’

The pay per view boxing match between two YouTubers was blatantly pirated by channels on Amazon's Twitch.

T-Mobile US Admits to New Data Breach

The telco denied customer passwords were compromised but seemingly this is because the passwords were encrypted. Security researchers have questioned the strength of the encryption.

The Vulnerability of Voicemail

Security engineer Martin Vigo has shown how quick and easy it is to hack anybody's voicemail. That access can then be used to take control of WhatsApp, PayPal and more.

Google Location Lawsuit: Make Them Pay Until It Hurts

Google's leaders refuse to respect privacy. Their latest location monitoring scandal demands harsh penalties.

UK Reg Rejects Calls to Reduce 070 Fraud and Bill Shock by Fixing the Number Plan

TL;DR: Ofcom does the least possible to address the frauds which are a direct consequence of its own incompetence.

AT&T Sued for $224mn Following SIM Swap

$24mn was taken from the cryptocurrency account of Michael Terpin. Now he is using his media savvy to highlight AT&T's previous failures with SIM swaps and customer privacy.

Who’s Afraid of Jeff Bezos?

Would you fear a boss who asks what leads customers to complain?

RAG Offers $1,000 Award for Best Community Contribution

The Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) will honor important work which has been freely donated to fellow professionals.

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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