Risk, Fraud & Security
Is India Really Cracking Down on Phone Scams?
Internet vigilante and YouTuber Jim Browning used his hacking skills to obtain compelling evidence about the bosses of an Indian scam call center who were then arrested but never prosecuted.
Digicel Wins $10mn Damages from UPM in Simbox Fraud Trial
The jury decided that the US telco had committed conventional simbox fraud and abused a roaming tariff only offered to Haitians.
UK Leads Drive for Better IoT Security
A new law will result in tougher security requirements for manufacturers of IoT devices. It is associated with a European standard that will likely become the global baseline.
The SIM Swap Fraud Service with 5-Star Reviews
A new website with videos that have been viewed thousands of times on YouTube is offering dodgy services that are strikingly similar to a phone surveillance service from 2017.
Over 400 Downloads of the RAG Fraud Catalog
There has been a tremendous response to the Risk & Assurance Group's first fraud inventory for comms providers but our industry must be even more united if we are to defeat fraud.
New Catalog of Telecoms Fraud Now Available
Geoff Ibbett released version 0.1 of the RAG Fraud Catalog just in time to present it at RAG Sydney. The subsequent response from telcos has been enthusiastic.
Former Boss of China Unicom Arrested for Taking Bribes
Li Guohua had already been expelled from the Chinese Communist Party following an investigation that began in February.
Do Indian Police Raids Signal Change of Attitude to Scam Call Centers?
India's Central Bureau of Investigation said they acted on intelligence from foreign police, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
NSO Phone Spy Founder Hires Former Austrian Chancellor for Utilities Security Business
A man who systematically undermined phone security wants to be paid to secure vital infrastructure. What could possibly go wrong?
Japanese Next-Gen Developer Builds New Technology Core for the RAG Fraud Blockchain
SORAMITSU are experts at creating blockchains that are secure and scalable whilst supporting tokenization and permissioned access.
Corruption in Kazakhstan’s Rotten Telecoms
The web of murky dealings surrounding state-owned operator Kazakhtelecom stretches from former President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Swedish telcos Telia and Tele2.
Difficulty of Assessing Fraud Losses May Stop Digicel from Obtaining Justice in UPM Simbox Trial
UPM argue Charles Castel, a former Governor of Haiti's central bank, should not be allowed as an expert witness for Digicel.
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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