Risk, Fraud & Security
US Prosecutors Target Alleged Scam Call Centers in the Dominican Republic
11 citizens of the Dominican Republic have been charged with operating a 'grandparent scam', along with five New Yorkers who collected cash from victims.
New Threat Intelligence Framework for Mobile Comms
Cathal Mc Daid of Enea explained why he led the development of a newly-published threat classification system with the assistance of Ericsson, Huawei and Mobileum.
Cloud Comms Association Makes KYC Commitment
The Cloud Communications Alliance (CCA) has published guidance about know-your-customer processes. Members who pledge to comply will receive a special designation.
Canadian Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Manufactured Fake IDs
60 phones and 200 SIM cards were seized, along with ID scanners, credit card printers, gold bars and bundles of cash in multiple currencies.
Artificial Inflation of Traffic: An Existential Threat to Application-to-Person Messaging?
We need to tackle every type of AIT, not just the type where bots are used to exploit enterprises.
T-Mobile Staff Receive SMS Messages Offering $300 Per SIM Swap
Telcos have often played down the significance of breaches of employee data. They should be talking about controls to stop employees colluding with fraudsters.
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.
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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