Risk, Fraud & Security
i3Forum and ITW GLF Tackle IRSF Fraud with Opt-Out for Revenue Share Numbers
26 international wholesale voice carriers have agreed to an amended code of conduct that gives telcos the choice not to send traffic to premium-rate ranges.
Urgent Security Advances Needed to Trust Mobile Caller IDs
Even the spread of new 5G networks will not prevent the manipulation of CLIs.
BICS Says It Stopped Over $90mn of Fraudulent Traffic in 2023
The international wholesale carrier identified large rises in the number of robocalls and smishing messages that needed to be blocked.
Three Greek Telcos Raided by Probe into Anti-Competitive Collusion over EU-Funded Contracts
Cosmote, Vodafone and Nova rank amongst the biggest providers of telephony and pay-TV services in Greece.
77 Arrested in Zambian Scam Call Center That Targeted Victims in Peru, Singapore and UAE
22 Chinese nationals were amongst those apprehended during a raid that also seized simboxes and over 13,000 SIM cards.
Bangkok Police Arrest HK Smishing Scammers Carrying an IMSI-Catcher Backpack through Shopping Malls
The Hong Kongers had entered Thailand just nine days earlier, and had been staying in a nearby hotel.
Irish Regulator Says Anti-Scam Plan Is Worth EUR1.2bn to Society and Economy
ComReg projects that the returns generated by new fraud prevention controls for voice and SMS will be 55 times the cost of implementing them.
New SMS Dispute Process Will Combat Fraud, Says i3Forum
The club for international wholesale carriers has responded to the pressures created by artificial inflation of SMS traffic.
Telenor Linx Explains How They Stopped Payment for a Massive A2P SMS Fraud
The wholesale carrier is so proud of how they tackled a hack by criminals that they made a video describing their response.
SIM Swapping Telco Manager Paid $1,000 Plus a Percentage for Each Fraud
A 42 year old man from New Jersey facilitated the takeover of accounts belonging to five customers of his telecoms company.
Was the Global Fraud Summit a Success?
Attendees representing the telco anti-fraud community were full of praise for the first event of its kind. However, press coverage was poor and there were no significant policy announcements.
What All Police Should Learn from the Many Arrests of SIM Swappers in One Kenyan County
The rising number of arrests in Bomet County shows what happens when crime becomes a way of life. Ramping up the policing of comms frauds around the world may reveal the rot is worse than anticipated.
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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