Risk, Fraud & Security
Students Get Unlimited Data by Taking SIMs from IoT Car Parking Clamps
'Barnacle' car parking clamps adopted by the University of Oklahoma contain SIMs for remote management and location tracking.
Iraq Regulator Bribed with Expensive London Homes Say Lawyers Working for Orange
Telco group Orange and logistics firm Agility owned 44% of Iraqi operator Korek until their shareholding was seized.
Restraining Orders for US Telcos that Spread Indian Robocall Frauds
The US Department of Justice is seeking to stop two VoIP carriers that provided a gateway for millions of scam calls.
FMS Vendors Must Also Collaborate in the Fight Against Fraud
Modifying fraud management systems to use APIs to pool intelligence will drive fraud out of our industry.
US Lawmakers Pressure Regulator about SIM Swaps
Senator Ron Wyden is once again seeking greater protection for phone users, but many of his arguments lack focus.
US Telcos Vulnerable to Prepaid SIM Swaps, Say Researchers
Princeton academics tested how little information was needed to persuade five US mobile telcos to execute a SIM swap.
9 Telco Insiders Arrested for Bypass Fraud in Venezuela
Tarek William Saab, Prosecutor General of Venezuela, accused employees of mobile operator Movilnet of using servers in Miami to reroute traffic and avoid international termination fees.
RAG and i3forum Join Forces Against Wholesale Fraud
i3forum's Fight Against Fraud group, chaired by Katia Gonzalez Gutierrez of BICS, drives expectations for how international wholesale voice carriers cooperate to reduce crime.
US Adopts Anti-Robocall Law With Global Implications
The TRACED Act demands US telcos authenticate calls over IP and TDM networks, but the provisions for international enforcement and tackling wangiri fraud also raise questions for foreign telcos.
India Shuts Down Internet Over 100 Times for Second Year in a Row
The Indian economy has lost billions of dollars as a consequence of the government suspending internet services.
UK Reg Decides Crime Prevention Does Not Justify Handset Locking
Ofcom, the UK regulator, wants to ban the locking of mobile phones to networks, saying it is 'not essential' to reducing fraud.
Teenage SIM Swapper Accused of Stealing $1mn
Yousef Selassie took control of 75 phone accounts held by individuals believed to own cryptocurrency.
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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