Zoom ‘Undermined’ Security of Users; Settles with FTC
The video conferencing service often boasted about end-to-end 256-bit encryption which was neither end-to-end nor 256-bit.
Eric Priezkalns
Zimbabwe Wants Public Feedback on National RA Regulations by November 20
Zimbabwe intends to implement an RAFM system that will check telco revenues, identify fraud and monitor mobile money.
$37.5mn Fine for Spoofed Robocall Telemarketers
The FCC issued the penalty to an Arizona business that made 2.3mn spoofed robocalls, but Commissioner Geoffrey Starks noted the poor record for collecting similar fines.
$200mn Settlement for Telco That Took Government Subsidies for 885,000 Ineligible Customers
T-Mobile USA will pay the FCC’s largest fixed-amount civil penalty as redress for Sprint wrongly claiming Lifeline payments.
FBI Investigates Robocalls Telling Voters to ‘Stay Home’
The New York Attorney General is also looking into reports of vote-suppressing robocall campaigns that began well ahead of Election Day, but which were allowed to continue unhindered.
The Hall of Fame: Honoring Ten Champions of the Telecoms Risk Community
The Risk & Assurance Group (RAG) acknowledges the lifetime contributions of ten outstanding professionals.
Survey Says Unrealized Value of RAFM Is $142bn
Watch the presentation, read the report and download the data to understand what 175 professionals said about current revenue assurance and fraud management leakage rates and causes.
US Phone Spying: Integrity Does Not Switch On and Off
If the US expects to take the moral high ground on matters of telecoms security, then it would help if they had a leader with some integrity.
Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2020
October represented another high-water mark for Commsrisk, with a new record for most visitors within a month. This is the third time the record has been broken during 2020.
Europol Uses Video Game to Teach Investigators How to Request Data from Telcos
The ‘immersive’ game asks players to query foreign ISPs and social media platforms following a hypothetical terrorist attack.