Risk, Fraud & Security

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.

Twitter Is ‘Terrified’ of French Regulator and 6 other Takeaways from Whistleblower’s Senate Testimony

Former Twitter exec Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko described flaws with the company's security and with US privacy protections in general.

Children Used for Giant Fraud on Comms Services Subsidized by US Government

It is good that poor children can go online. It is bad if government subsidies allow a four year old to obtain 1,042 broadband accounts.

London Thief Exploits Yet Another Flaw with SMS OTPs

A serial criminal is taking phones from gym lockers and using them to remove thousands of pounds from bank accounts.

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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