Risk, Fraud & Security

A comprehensive and consistent approach that will coordinate anti-scam activity across sectors will be backed by tough penalties for organizations that fail to play their part.

The Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) of the Thai police has accomplished a lot during its first four years.

Over 46,000 fraudsters have been deported in total.

The FCC says it wants KYC but refuses to say what that means in practice.

A homily on the need to admit ignorance.

US government agencies like to tell the private sector about the urgent need to protect the public from harm, but that does not translate into bureaucrats doing their jobs more rapidly.

The leading British network is also going to impose tougher SMS blocks from today.

The crooks stole EUR2.5mn by combining scam phone calls with visits to the homes of victims.

Officials working for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have previously 'waived' the use of sanctions despite an explosion in Cambodian scam compounds staffed by victims of trafficking.

Lost your phone? The Indian regulator will make subscribers wait 7 days before they can port their service.

Whilst 5G SA offers more secure roaming in theory, the operational compromises required in practice leaves it less secure than 2G, 3G or 4G roaming.

Failing to calculate the true cost of network crime has led to a wholly inadequate response from both the private and public sector.