Another Surprisingly Large Fraud Estimate
Absurdly exaggerated statistics are more likely to damage professional credibility than increase vendor sales.
Eric Priezkalns
1 Million Anti-Piracy Warnings Emailed by UK ISPs
The reported success of the “Get it Right” campaign may just reflect changing patterns in how people infringe copyright.
7 Arrests Following Vodacom South Africa SIM Swaps
Vodacom has pursued its investigation for years but none of its employees have been arrested.
US Robocall Index Reaches New All-Time High
Americans received 15.8 automated calls on average during January. One response involves creating a database that will confirm if a number is still allocated to a particular person.
Fraudsters Make Mystery Music for Spotify
Spotify refuse to comment about whether they paid musicians whose songs were only played because user playlists had been hacked.
Sandvine Wins $12mn Latam Order for Network Analytics and RAFM
The solutions will provide multiple forms of analysis relating to networks, users, performance, capacity, revenues and frauds.
Hungary and Luxembourg Suffer Wangiri Surges
Operators in the Telenor and Orange groups have been warning customers about wangiri.
US-Trained Spy Worked at Qatari Telco Before Spying for UAE
Lori Stroud, former colleague of Ed Snowden, began spying for the UAE shortly after reviewing IT security for Ooredoo.
Sonae IM Creates Research Lab with University
The division of Sonae which owns RAFM market leaders WeDo is putting money into scholarships for researchers working on cybersecurity, AI, and transactional technologies.
Disturbing Accounts of US-Trained Phone Spies Working for UAE
We all know electronic spies have sophisticated tools, but you may be shocked by the moral vacuity of the hired help.