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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 February 2024

Can you guess which story with global implications for the telecoms industry generated most traffic for Commsrisk last month?

The Unfixable Flaw with the US Robocall Mitigation Database

Few foreign telcos bothered to update their entries in the FCC's database, despite recent demands.

Flying IMSI-Catchers: How Drone Warfare Is Hijacking Mobile Comms

Russia is reportedly upgrading unmanned aerial vehicles that locate targets by connecting to mobile phones.

UK Invites the One Consortium to Global Fraud Summit; Belgian Regulator Joins Program to Harmonize Call Validation

The progress this new group has made with aligning controls to combat spam and scams has accelerated in 2024.

Deutsche Telekom Commits to Global Title Leasing Code That Stops Phone Spies

The German operator says they are the first to obey new rules that close loopholes exploited by both spammers and the murderers of Mexican journalist Fredid Román Román.

5 Aussie Telcos Breached Anti-Scam Rules; Millions of Impersonation Scam SMS Messages Sent

The Australian regulator issued orders to comply with the national anti-scam code but cannot levy fines for a first infringement.

How Russia and Ukraine Tracks Mobile Phones on the Battlefield

A new report from Enea analyzes the techniques used by the military to determine the location of opponents.

$17mn Penalty Proposed for Telco That Wrongly Took Government Subsidies for Low-Income Customers

AT&T reseller City Communications deliberately abused programs to provide internet connectivity.

Will Privacy Laws Change to Let Machines Search SMS Texts for Fraud Content?

A European trend emerges when looking at changes to law and public consultations across Belgium, Poland, Ireland and Spain.

AT&T and Verizon Sued for Infringing STIR/SHAKEN Patents

The plaintiff argues that these big US telcos are also guilty of inducing many others to violate his patents because of the way the US approach to caller ID validation works across networks.

Trial Date Set for 19-Year Old Accused of Using SIM Swaps to Steal $800,000 in Cryptocurrency

Noah Urban of Florida, USA, must remain in jail pending his trial.

Spanish Government Launches Consultation on Tackling Telecom Scams

The three controls that get most attention are: blocking inbound international calls that spoof domestic numbers; creating a SenderID registry; and scanning the content of messages.

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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