Risk, Fraud & Security
First STIR/SHAKEN Verified Call across Three Telcos
T-Mobile US, Comcast and Inteliquent say they have achieved a global first by using a digital signature to validate the origin of a call routed across three networks.
How to Fight Handset Theft, Fraud and Trafficking
Trustonic's hardware-based security means devices can be remotely locked and unlocked, irrespective of which operator's network they are connected to.
Ghanians Will Be Forced to Re-Register SIM Cards
Ghana's Communications Minister blames telcos and agents for flaws in the current register of SIM cards.
Why We Need the Opposite of Fraud Awareness Week
Public awareness of fraud is what you seek if you are not able or willing to take more effective forms of action.
What Would You Do If Falsely Accused of Fraud?
Take a look at the slides for Joseph Nderitu's powerful keynote lecture at RAG Johannesburg 2019 and ask yourself how you would respond to being the victim of a miscarriage of justice.
Mobileum Signaling Firewall Wins GLOTEL Security Award
Securing networks is a top priority, with the result that Mobileum keeps being nominated for awards.
A Breakdown of the CFCA Fraud Survey Results
The Communications Fraud Control Association has issued its 2019 Global Fraud Loss Survey and Digital Identity Cybercrime Report. However, some of the figures are obviously wrong.
How Many Telcos Did the CFCA Global Fraud Survey?
Simple maths shows the Communications Fraud Control Association Global Fraud Survey was answered by only 61 telcos in 2019, though this was many more than responded in 2017.
GLF Wants Global Anti-Fraud Enforcement and Data Sharing
The 2019 Fraud Report from the ITW Global Leaders' Forum presents an ambitious but credible plan to defeat fraud.
Positive Press for MTN South Africa’s Anti-SIM Swap Solution
South African banks can use MTN's Subscriber Identity for Third Parties (SIFT) system to check if a SIM was recently changed.
New Wangiri Warnings in Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Czech Republic, Trinidad and NZ
October saw unprecedented concern about wangiri fraud from a wide variety of countries.
How Bad Is SIM Swap Fraud?
UK police statistics show there is a disparity between the number of reported SIM swap frauds and the amount of attention they generate in the media.
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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