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

Global Telco Suspended from Anti-Fraud Consortium after CEO Accused of ‘Breathtaking’ $500mn Loan Fraud

American financiers say Bankim Brahmbhatt fabricated accounts receivable at Broadband Telecom and Bridgevoice, two of the telcos belonging to Bankai Group.

US Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former CEO of Messaging App for Fraud

IRL was once valued at USD1.2bn but founder and CEO Abraham Shafi now faces a potential 20-year prison sentence for lying about paying users to download his app.

Vietnamese Describe Methods SMS Blaster Scammers Use to Evade Detection after New Hanoi Bust

The fake base station was carried by hand and its broadcast range was reduced to make it harder to locate.

Liberia Suspends National RA Audit over Alleged Corruption

President Boakai issued an executive order immediately suspending a telecoms traffic monitoring contract that had been awarded to a US-registered business in 2018, only for the duration of that contract to be later extended by 20 years.

Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2025

These stories grabbed the attention of humans and AIs.

SK Telecom Loses 840,000 Mobile Users after Data Breach; Changes CEO

Jung Jaihun is tasked with shifting the emphasis away from the losses caused by this year's massive data breach and towards the value created by serving AI.

SMS Blaster and IMSI-catcher News from Lebanon, Cambodia, Switzerland and the Philippines

Rogue radio communications devices are seemingly everywhere these days.

Huge Surge in Korean Kidnappings Linked to Cambodian Scam Compounds

The number of Koreans kidnapped in Cambodia has risen by a factor of 20 in less than two years.

US Law to Bully Foreign Nations into Adopting STIR/SHAKEN Progresses through Senate

Have you heard of the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act? If passed into law, America's Sheriffs will impose their version of law and order on your country.

Same Chinese Boss Gave Orders to Two Separate Manila SMS Blaster Drivers

The drivers were unknown to each other. Police said they worked for a gang which had 'compartmentalized' its operations.

Cybersecurity Professor Warns Against Treating Compliance as an Exercise in Procurement

Professor Kim Yongdae of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology has a message for telcos that get hacked and for the regulators that oversee them.

1,200 Simboxes Seized in Latvia; Sold Phone Numbers from over 70 Nations to Criminals Online

Multiple European police forces contributed to the investigation. They described crimes committed using these simboxes in a matter-of-fact style that contrasted with melodramatic guff spread after a big simbox bust in New York.
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