Risk, Fraud & Security
The Final Commsrisk Article: US Telcos Cannot Be Allowed to Dictate Global KYC
I was thrown out of One Consortium, but that was the inevitable consequence of a plan I instigated in 2024. It is better to kill my career by issuing this final warning than by facilitating a sham designed to mislead regulators and hurt the public.
Chinese SMS Blaster Scammer Attacks Eurovision in Vienna
A 32 year old Chinese national was arrested by Austria's Cobra tactical police unit outside the Eurovision Song Contest. The scammer's 6 year old son was also in the car.
Telco Insiders Arrested; Accused of Aiding $41mn Bank Frauds with 580 million Scam Texts and 180,000 Spoofed Calls
Arrests by South Korean police include the CEO of an SMS messaging platform and a systems administrator at an MVNO.
Elect Me to the One Consortium Council to Get Tough KYC Rules (Though I Expect to Lose)
International harmonization of KYC must come through negotiation, not by one country seeking to dominate.
Two Chinese Arrested for Operating an SMS Blaster around Bangkok
Few details were provided but the crime fits a well-established pattern.
Repatriated Scammers Are a Security Risk, Says Kenyan Government
Around 400 Kenyans have been repatriated from scam compounds in Asia after being lured by fraudulent job adverts on social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram.
Three Arrested in Toronto after First SMS Blaster Detected in North America
Dafeng Lin, Junmin Shi and Weitong Hu have been charged with 44 offenses in total.
Kazakhstan Becomes First CIS Country to Arrest SMS Blaster Gang
Mobile operator Tele2 helped the authorities to locate the rogue base station.
Brazilian Authorities Find Another SMS Blaster in São Paulo
This is the eighth SMS blaster found in the city since July 2024.
Fake Invoices Lure Victims into Callback Scams
A new report from scamhunter collective Demurrage also explains how US comms providers RingCentral and Bandwidth allow foreign call centers to defraud Americans.
China Takes Lead at Global Fraud Summit
All countries are invited to join an intergovernmental alliance of law enforcement against telecom and cyber fraud, with a permanent secretariat in China.
New Evidence about Microsoft Teams Numbers Used for Scams
A revealing email from Sinch to Microsoft was also accidentally sent to the Demurrage scamhunter collective.
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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