Nuisance & Spam
Did a British SMS Honeypot Discover Election Fraud in the US Midterms?
A spam message about 'cell signal coverage' linked to a poll harvesting data about supporters of two Republicans competing in the Texas Senate primary.
SIM Binding Followed by a 30% Reduction in Abusive WhatsApp Accounts
Telcos will benefit if online services have to be authenticated repeatedly but some decision-makers will struggle to see the connections.
How a Sailing Club Hacked Ireland’s SMS Sender ID Registry
It is not just criminals who look for loopholes in anti-scam controls.
T‑Mobile Gives Legitimate Business ‘Runaround’ over Scam Call Label; Verizon Labels Own Partner as Spam
Some people think handing global control over the labeling of calls to a few unregulated US corporations will restore trust because mistakes will only be 'occasional'.
SMS Blaster Vendor Lists 68 Countries They Sell To
Telcos and police are forced to chase SMS blasters worldwide because the internet is dominated by businesses which do not stop the sale of equipment used for crime.
Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor Opposes Replacing 0303 Telemarketing Prefix with STIR/SHAKEN
Anatel, the Brazilian telecoms regulator, upset consumer protection bodies by flip-flopping on a rule that forced telemarketing calls to use the 0303 range.
WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat Have 2 Months to Comply with New Indian SIM Binding Rule
Spammers and scammers use SIMs and simboxes to make huge numbers of online communication accounts. India's government and telcos are standing up to US internet firms like Meta which benefit from this abuse.
USA Finally Considers Blocking Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers
A crumbling strategy for scam reduction has forced the FCC to contemplate options opposed by lobbyists and the businesses they represent.
Brazil Reverses Policy by Abolishing the Mandatory 0303 Prefix for Telemarketing Calls
Consumer groups criticized the regulatory u-turn and said it would encourage more scam calls.
Police Raid Seizes 11 Simboxes
The simboxes had been offered for resale from a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that went out of business.
Irish Regulator Defends A2P SMS Registration after Scam Warnings Are Attached to Genuine Messages
ComReg stood their ground when challenged by news reporters.
“Likely Scam” Warnings Added to Irish SMS Messages with Unregistered Sender IDs from Today
The Irish regulator is transitioning to the mandatory blocking of SMS messages with unregistered sender IDs.
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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