Risk, Fraud & Security
Is the Ericsson Bribery Scandal Worse than We Feared?
Suspicion surrounds Ericsson because promises to be 'transparent' about corrupt business practices have so obviously been broken.
A New Chapter in the Ericsson Bribery Scandal
Ericsson's billon-dollar settlement of corruption charges with the US DoJ and SEC may be invalidated by revelations of more wrongdoing that was not previously disclosed.
UK Regulator Delays STIR/SHAKEN Decision; Pretends to Launch an Anti-Scam ‘Crackdown’
37 pages of Ofcom waffle could have been reduced to a few sentences saying they hope somebody else will tell them what to do.
Ericsson May Have Paid Islamic State Terrorists to Enable Tax Evasion
An internal investigation by the network manufacturer suggests they avoided Iraqi Customs by using roads controlled by ISIS.
Why Ireland’s New Nuisance Communications Industry Taskforce Should Have Included Fraud Managers
You need engineers to win a war, but you also need generals with the experience and determination to take the fight to your enemies.
Chinese Video Uses Comedy and History to Raise Awareness of Phone Fraud
A classic of Chinese literature was reimagined as a warning not to trust phone calls from strangers.
Wangiri News from Iran, Kazakhstan, Norway, Poland and Turkey
Our new round-up includes a telco that failed to block a large wangiri attack despite implementing an anti-wangiri blocking system.
Indian Scam Call Centers Targeted by US Prosecutors
Six call centers are accused of generating 'tens of millions of scam calls'.
7-Year Simbox Legal Battle between Digicel and UPM Will Go to Jury Trial
US telco UPM used various tactics to resist Digicel's legal action, which relies on a US law created to fight organized crime.
Tonga Tsunami Disconnection Shows Why We Need Robust Undersea Network Links
Phone services have been restored but it will take weeks for a ship to repair breaks in the only cable connecting Tonga to the internet.
More 5G Delays Caused by US Plane Safety Row
The boss of one major international airline said the US approach to 5G and aviation safety was 'delinquent' when compared to Europe.
Vodafone UK Reports 76% Drop in SMS Scams after Implementing Firewall
18 million fraudulent SMS messages were blocked during the first full month the firewall was operational.
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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