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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

Does Uganda Intend to Replace Its $20mn National RA System with GVG?

Representatives of Uganda's comms regulator flew 2,300 miles just to 'benchmark' the performance of Ghana's national RA system.

Another Bad US Proposal Wants More Punishment for Telcos Instead of Punishing Robocallers

The FCC wastes time on bad data from biased lobbyists when the universal answer to crime is to punish the criminals responsible.

Extended New Version of the RAG Leakage Catalog Available Now

The largest inventory of revenue and cost leaks now has eight new threats, 44 new root causes and an entirely new variety of assurance.

Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2022

It is not always easy to predict which articles will interest readers of Commsrisk.

Central African Republic Becomes Second Country to Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender

They follow the lead of El Salvador, but have different motives for wanting to reduce reliance on currencies controlled by the West.

LAPSUS$ Stole Source Code from T‑Mobile US

Security researcher Brian Krebs reviewed leaked Telegram chats between two childish members of the LAPSUS$ hacker-extortion gang.

MTN Ghana Insiders Amongst Five Arrested for Attempting $280,000 SIM Swap Frauds

The gang had already stolen GHC200,000 (USD27,000) before they were caught using mobile apps to make three more bank withdrawals.

US Regulator Proposes to Fine UK Telco $660,639 for Failing to Disclose Russian Ownership

A trust set up by sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich owns almost a quarter of Truphone Ltd, the UK-headquartered parent of a US telco.

Philippines President Rejects SIM Card Registration Law on Privacy Grounds

President Rodrigo Duterte blocked a law supposed to reduce SIM swap fraud because it might also have infringed constitutional rights.

Netflix Signals Global Crackdown on Account Sharing to Compensate for Stagnating Growth

The video streaming business is dramatically reversing course as its share price undergoes a sharp correction.

Barbados National ID Will Be on Mobile Phones

Government minister Davidson Ishmael also spoke of a comprehensive plan for digital transformation that will see Barbados turn its capital into a smart city.

Expert Describes STIR/SHAKEN for Smaller Canadian Telcos as a ‘Kafkaesque Nightmare’

Matthew Gamble of the Internet Society Canada Chapter published the full text of his damning presentation at RAG New Orleans.

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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