Risk, Fraud & Security

US telecoms fraud can be so convoluted that just describing the crime gives you a headache.

Onur Aksoy is charged with selling knock-off Cisco equipment that had been disguised in China to look like the latest tech.

Losses to scams increased by 84 percent in 2021 but there was also a 50 percent reduction in the number of phone scams reported.

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Help the Risk & Assurance Group and i3forum set the priorities when lobbying for better fraud management worldwide.

It is a mistake to conflate malware with the computers that were used to command that malware.

A small change in wording can make a big difference when vendors are explaining what they offer and why it is needed.

The US will punish unethical business activities around the world when others turn a blind eye but the need for semiconductors means the failings of Samsung will be excused.

South Korean operator KT has a history of corruption scandals, reflecting a certain attitude to doing business.

This fraud will be difficult to detect because it challenges assumptions about how fraudsters work, even though it relies on an old psychological ploy.

Security researcher Brian Krebs reviewed leaked Telegram chats between two childish members of the LAPSUS$ hacker-extortion gang.

The gang had already stolen GHC200,000 (USD27,000) before they were caught using mobile apps to make three more bank withdrawals.