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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

5 Facts about the $300mn Sumco Panama Robocall Fine the FCC Does Not Want You to Know

When it comes to illegal robocalls, US agencies like the FCC waste time playing games over funny money.

Koreans Hit by Android Vishing Malware Bank Raiders

Mobile malware is downloaded from a fake website. Spyware obtains data used to steal from the victim's bank account. Calls to the victim's bank are redirected to the gang's call center.

Another Joke Fine Shows US Authorities Do Not Take Illegal Telemarketing Calls Seriously

An FTC press release referred to a USD13.8mn penalty for spammers who only have to pay USD125,000 in reality.

Commsrisk Top Ten for July 2023

Did you miss any of last month's biggest stories? These Commsrisk articles received most attention during July.

Serious Privacy Flaws Found in Comms System Used by Police and Other Key Services Worldwide

TETRA is an ETSI system for secure comms used in over half of all countries. Dutch researchers identified five vulnerabilities.

Facebook Censored Content whilst Hoping Government Would Make It Easier to Transfer Personal Data

Recently published emails show Nick Clegg, a top executive at Meta, questioned why Facebook removed some posts about COVID-19.

Gamers Humiliate Magazine that Used AI to Create Articles Based on Their Social Media Posts

Trusting the words you are reading means trusting the person behind them.

Do Americans Receive More than 33 Million Scam Robocalls a Day?

This statistic was repeated last week by the most widely-circulated newspaper in the USA, but it is flawed in many ways.

Australia Requests Tenders for 5G, 6G and Open RAN Security Lab

Reducing the effect of competition on the testing of network security is one component of a strategy to counter Chinese ambitions.

French Telcos Are Breaking the Law Today, and STIR/SHAKEN Is to Blame

Some officials think protecting the public from harm involves the writing of badly-worded exemptions to badly-worded rules.

250 Simboxes Seized by Ukraine Raids on Bot Farms

But some of the footage of confiscated equipment appears to have been publicized before.

Why Commsrisk Must Become More Political

The 24/7 news cycle encourages politicians and regulators to adopt quick-fix solutions that generate favorable publicity, irrespective of whether they might work.

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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