Risk, Fraud & Security

However, the CPaaS was not fined for sending at least 4,666 SMS messages using SenderIDs that had not been validated.

An unnamed 17 year old accomplice was also sentenced for crimes including the 'stalking and harassment' of women.

The alleged fraudster sent messages demanding payment on behalf of well-known organizations.

Daniel Mills tagged photos with his alias before posting them online so everyone could see who was responsible for stealing them.

The international police organization warned the problem is spreading beyond SE Asia and becoming global.

Expert analyst Patrick Donegan has summarized the implications of the directive which is central to EU cybersecurity law.

Amir Hossein Golshan must also pay USD1,218,526 in restitution. His crimes include hijacking the account of a successful Instagram influencer and using social engineering to steal cryptocurrency.

Suspects are alleged to have defrauded victims by pretending to be employees of the US government and its agencies.

Fraudsters used CLI spoofing and native Czech speakers to aid the impersonation of Czech banks and police.

Business Minister Morten Bødskov also announced other measures to reduce fraud.

Kunal Gupta claimed to be a philanthropist but police say his firm made $17.4mn by defrauding victims in the USA, UK and Australia.

China is offering bounties for criminal kingpins and encouraging rebel armies to seize parts of Myanmar.