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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.

Articles by This Author

US Asks about the Need to Harden SS7 and Diameter Security to Stop Location Spies

The FCC asks if signaling security should be improved although Senator Ron Wyden has already explained why urgent action must be taken.

Irish Regulator Says Anti-Scam Plan Is Worth EUR1.2bn to Society and Economy

ComReg projects that the returns generated by new fraud prevention controls for voice and SMS will be 55 times the cost of implementing them.

Spanish Telcos Use Courts to Fight GDPR SIM Swap Fines

The peculiar way Spain has applied data protection law to SIM swap fraud deserves further scrutiny following court appeals from both Digi and Movistar.

Aussie News Slams China’s ‘Disturbing’ Anti-Scam Raids in Foreign Countries

Most countries do not make sufficient effort to arrest telecom and online scammers. Is China doing too much?

What Is the Real Risk Posed by Telegram Creating a Bypass Route for SMS OTPs?

Some worry that the popular messaging app will turn millions of phones into the equivalent of simboxes, but there is a deeper lesson to be learned about the factors which determine value.

Big Fall in US Cryptocurrency Theft Lawsuits; Half are Blamed on SIM Swaps

Over 50 percent of cases filed during 2023 alleged that cryptocurrency was stolen as a result of a mobile provider executing a fraudulent SIM swap.

Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2024

Did you miss any of the big stories about risk in the communications sector? These articles received most attention during March.

Huge AT&T Data Breach Affects 73mn People

The faltering US telco has routinely repeated the same excuses for failure whilst consciously exploiting a huge trove of personal data.

Chinese Arms Dealer Sold IMSI-Catchers for Huge Paris Drive-by Smishing Scam

A Chinese citizen jailed in France said the export of radio devices used to send scam SMS messages occurs with the consent of Chinese political leaders.

How Britain Used Brexit to End Net Neutrality but Nobody Noticed

A lot of guidance can defeat a very little principle.

New SMS Dispute Process Will Combat Fraud, Says i3Forum

The club for international wholesale carriers has responded to the pressures created by artificial inflation of SMS traffic.

10 Takeaways from Big UK Consumer Survey of Suspicious Calls and Messages

Never mind pet theories about nuisance calls and messages; Ofcom commissioned a survey of the recent experience of 2,202 Brits.

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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