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Commsrisk Top Ten for April 2025
There were some really big new stories on Commsrisk during April, but there was also a surge of traffic from Japanese visitors wanting to read older articles.
Famous Anti-Piracy Campaign Used Pirated Font
They wouldn't steal a car, but they did use stolen intellectual property.
AT&T Defeat of FCC over $57mn Data Breach Fine Shows US Regulatory Enforcement Is Broken
Giving corporations the right to a jury trial is no substitute for appointing regulators that are competent to make the decisions we all need them to make.
SMS Blasters Warn Iranian Women to Cover Their Heads
Men also receive SMS messages warning about the non-compliance of women 'assigned' to them.
Scam Bosses Made Red Cross Donations Worth $7mn
Cambodian scamlords are whitewashing their reputations and boosting their status in society through contributions to the Cambodian Red Cross.
Victims’ Associations Want New US Sanctions Against Cambodian Scam Compounds
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was told to adopt a tougher stance on Cambodian trafficking and corruption than his predecessors.
Commsrisk Top Ten for March 2025
Which were the big stories that you missed? These were the ten most popular articles on Commsrisk during March.
3 Lessons to Learn from the Big Fall in Aussie Scam Losses
Australian scam losses fell by 26% but other countries are not appreciating the fundamentals that underpin this success.
Legal Fight between Mobileum Investors Rumbles On
HIG Capital is suing Audax for fraud. Audax is suing three Mobileum board members appointed by HIG. Gavin Patterson, former CEO of BT, is one of the individuals being sued.
Commsrisk Top Ten for February 2025
Normal service has resumed, and so has our monthly rundown of the most popular Commsrisk articles.
Hero Who Hunted Down a Scam Boss Received No Reward or Damages
The exploits of Kim Sung-ja inspired a feature film that topped the box office in South Korea.
Why Permanent Roaming Is an Unreliable Solution for IoT and M2M
EU regulators should turn to eSIM and the Open Gateway framework to address key challenges concerning the reliability and security of permanently roaming IoT/M2M devices.
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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