Media
Facebook Ad for SMS Blaster Prompts Senator to Demand Change to Philippine Law
Senator Mark Villar highlighted the use of social media to sell devices that can send smishing messages from a portable backpack.
What Happened to the Great Purge of the US Robocall Mitigation Database?
Spoiler: the Federal Communications Commission generated headlines about disconnecting bad telcos, then the number of registered telcos went up.
YouTube Profits from Adverts for IMSI-Catchers
The video-sharing platform runs paid adverts for radio devices that criminals use to scam and spy upon the public.
Illustrating How Information Flows
The experience of consuming news information provides little insight into where it originated or how it reached the end consumer.
Cambodian Journalist Who Reports on Scam Compounds Is Arrested
Mech Dara has dared to tell truths about scam compounds that corrupt Cambodian officials do not want to hear.
Why Do We Allow Equipment for Spies and Scammers to Be Advertised Online?
Restricting the sale of IMSI-catchers and simboxes should be as important as detecting when and where they are used.
Aussie News Slams China’s ‘Disturbing’ Anti-Scam Raids in Foreign Countries
Most countries do not make sufficient effort to arrest telecom and online scammers. Is China doing too much?
Netflix Rivals Lost $5bn in 2023
Comcast, Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery and even Disney have to find ways to cut costs and increase revenues without upsetting customers.
If Fans of STIR/SHAKEN Want to Restore Trust Then Why Do They Tell Lies?
The preface to an article written by Hugh Bradlow, former CTO of Telstra, contains a brazen falsehood.
Police Deny Issuing SIM Swap Warning Circulated on Social Media
Malaysian police told the public to ignore fake news on Whatsapp and Facebook about mysterious calls that hack the phones of victims.
Mobileum Lawsuit, SMS AIT and the Risks That Lie Ahead: Commsrisk Show Season Finale
The second season of The Communications Risk Show concluded with startling news and predictions about the future.
Analytics, Profits, Aussie Scam Reduction and EU Abuse of Microtargeting: Commsrisk Show 10
Another varied show featured an interview with Mike Willett, an expert in analytics and long-standing friend of Commsrisk.
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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