Risk, Fraud & Security
International Bypass Fraud Nearing Extinction
The inevitable decline of some revenue streams will kill certain types of fraud, but do not expect the fraudsters to take early retirement.
Choosing Quality over Least Cost Routing Provides Better Long Term Value
How can smaller international carriers compete in a high volume, low margin business? The answer is to deliver quality and prevent fraud.
First Business Integrations with the RAG Wangiri Blockchain Ledger
A telco, an FMS vendor and a network blocking vendor have systems that automatically exchange data with the wangiri blockchain.
RAG TV: Colin Yates on IRSF and Europol
Why are so few telco fraudsters punished? Is it sufficient to block the top ten IRSF destinations? Does RA suffer a lack of innovation? These and other questions were covered in this week's episode.
US Threatens to Bar Four Chinese Telcos on Security Grounds
Subsidiaries of China Telecom and China Unicom are amongst the telcos whose US operating authorization may be revoked.
RAG TV: SIP, Signals, Fraud, Robocalls and Politics
Arnd Baranowski, Oculeus CEO, was the guest of RAG TV for a wide-ranging and topical discussion about the way IP networks have altered the fraud landscape and the mitigation of risks.
US Sets Deadline for Telcos to Use STIR/SHAKEN
The IP network of every US telco must follow the protocol for authenticating caller IDs by 30th June 2021. There are estimates that some telcos will incur up-front costs of over $10mn.
RAG TV: Corrupt Regulators and Investigating Data
Yesterday's episode of RAG TV featured Joseph Nderitu sharing his story of being falsely accused by the Tanzanian regulator, and veteran investigator Ray Green explaining how to get the most from data.
Managing Fraud Risk during a COVID-19 Shutdown
With fewer staff available, but a heightened need to maintain services, telcos and banks may suffer more fraud attacks. Business continuity plans should explicitly cover the management of fraud.
5 Ways for Telcos to Minimize the Impact of Scam Calls and Messages
Telcos need to adopt a multi-layered approach to protecting their customers from conmen.
RAG TV Episode 1: Fighting Scams and Spoofing by Adapting STIR/SHAKEN for Each Telco
Jeffrey Ross, COO of GBSD Technologies, explained why he expects all telcos will work together to prevent the spoofing of caller IDs.
Tanzania Arrests CEO of Vietnamese-Owned Telco
CEO Son Anh Nguyen and five other employees of Halotel, a Tanzanian telco owned by Vietnam's Viettel, have been charged with the illegal use of spectrum, money laundering and tax evasion.
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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