Privacy & Intellectual Property
Huge AT&T Data Breach Affects 73mn People
The faltering US telco has routinely repeated the same excuses for failure whilst consciously exploiting a huge trove of personal data.
Chinese Arms Dealer Sold IMSI-Catchers for Huge Paris Drive-by Smishing Scam
A Chinese citizen jailed in France said the export of radio devices used to send scam SMS messages occurs with the consent of Chinese political leaders.
New Aussie Scam Targets Individuals on the Do Not Call Registry
Fraudsters try to convince their targets that they need to pay a renewal fee to remain listed on the registry.
US Senator Blasts Lax SS7 Security; Asks Biden to Impose Standards and to Sanction Comms Spies Worldwide
A letter from Senator Ron Wyden to President Joe Biden offers a comprehensive plan to tackle the misuse of telecoms signaling by businesses that provide surveillance services.
Nigeria Blocks SIM Cards Not Linked to National Identity Numbers
A seemingly small demand for improved national security deserves further examination because of the broader implications for privacy, tax collection, and much more.
Deutsche Telekom Commits to Global Title Leasing Code That Stops Phone Spies
The German operator says they are the first to obey new rules that close loopholes exploited by both spammers and the murderers of Mexican journalist Fredid Román Román.
Will Privacy Laws Change to Let Machines Search SMS Texts for Fraud Content?
A European trend emerges when looking at changes to law and public consultations across Belgium, Poland, Ireland and Spain.
AT&T and Verizon Sued for Infringing STIR/SHAKEN Patents
The plaintiff argues that these big US telcos are also guilty of inducing many others to violate his patents because of the way the US approach to caller ID validation works across networks.
Regulator Warns That Stalkers Will Use Connected Cars to Track Victims
The FCC has contacted both telcos and car manufacturers but has no concrete proposals.
Safety or Surveillance? Privacy Activists Slam Kenyan Counterfeit Handset System
Suspicion surrounds the motives of President William Ruto following the bad behavior of several appointees.
Privacy Breach at US MVNO Mint Mobile
Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds is an owner of Mint Mobile but awaits approval for a proposed takeover by T-Mobile.
36 Million Affected by Comcast Xfinity Data Breach
The breach was blamed on a Citrix vulnerability but questions should be asked about why mitigations were not implemented sooner.
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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