Risk, Fraud & Security
Taiwan Police Warns That Cheap Chinese Phones Have Scam Malware Preinstalled
Users are tricked into buying points for a game where fraudsters control the account and demand refunds from the game's providers.
From A to B: The 5 Reasons to Join a Community That Permanently Prevents Fraud
We can make many voice frauds impossible with a simple 'handshake' check between the A and B-party operators.
Network Security Flaw Lets Smartphone Penis Lock Be Permanently Sealed by Anyone
Anyone wearing a networked genital lock should think about technology security as well as physical security.
Price Cap for UK 070 Numbers Caused 75% Fall in Fraud, Says BICS
The carrier examined a year of data beginning with the date that wholesale price controls were introduced.
Why Did the US Adopt an Anti-Spoofing Solution That Does Not Work for All Calls?
Several clues in the FCC's latest report hint at the perverse logic behind STIR/SHAKEN.
SK Telecom Stands by Medical Imaging Partner Accused of Fraud
The South Korean operator is the second largest shareholder in a firm that some have described as Theranos 2.0.
UK Spooks Found Huawei Network Flaw with ‘National Significance’
The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) continues to identify serious and specific issues with Huawei products.
Telstra Pilots Malicious SMS Blocking
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is partnering with government to filter bogus text messages in a trial that will likely be extended much more widely in future.
Notorious SIM-Swapping, Malware-Spreading, Bomb-Threatening Hackers Arrested
The accused are said to have harassed enemies by taking control of phone accounts and sending bomb threats to 1,066 kindergartens.
Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country 'safe for their own cyber criminals'.
What Multilingual Spam Tells Us about Fraud
The fundamental economics of crime remain the same, whether the vehicle is an international email or an international voice call.
Huge CenturyLink Outage Shows Risk Lies in the Details
A bad firewall configuration rule forced Tier 1 operator CenturyLink offline and reduced global internet traffic by 3.5%.
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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