Risk, Fraud & Security
Death Penalty for 16 Chinese Gangsters Who Ran Scam Compounds in Myanmar
China is aggressively tackling the root source of heinous scam crimes while most other countries only talk about it.
Leading Anti-Fraud Expert Says Blocking Millions of Scam Calls Is Unsustainable
Italian, Irish and Spanish authorities have recently mentioned the blocking of many scam calls. However, Endre Syvertsen of Telenor Linx warned that blocking is not enough.
4 Rogue Base Stations Linked to KT Micropayments Fraud; 2 Chinese Nationals Arrested
There is also news about Brazil training teams to locate SMS blasters and research for China's Supreme Court revealed a loophole in their laws.
T‑Mobile US Has Known Since 2005 That SIM Swap Fraudsters Use Social Engineering to Steal Employee Credentials
The MNO continued to fight victims of SIM swap crime in court despite 27,000 unauthorized SIM swaps between 2016 and February 2020.
Switzerland and South Korea Investigate Suspected Fake Base Station Frauds
The Swiss NCSC believes a fake base station is being used for a typical SMS blaster scam while South Korea's government believes a base station was used to intercept 2FA SMS messages meant for the victims of a recent fraud.
UK Telco Warns of ‘Significant Rise’ in Scam SMS
It is good that telcos are now publicly talking about scams. It would be better to independently monitor how effectively they block them.
Malaysian Regulator Shares Video of Raid That Seized SMS Blaster Gear Worth $24,000
There are striking similarities between the methods used in this case and how fake base stations have previously been used in China and the Philippines.
Congressman Wants Trump to Authorize US Corporate Pirate Raids on ‘Scam Farms’ in Foreign Countries
There are a lot of crazy people in the USA. Some of them are running the USA.
Third Smishing SMS Blaster Car Stopped in Ho Chi Minh City This Month
The messages sent by these fake base stations impersonated Vietcombank and Vietnam Post.
17 Year Old Chinese Girl Accused of Selling Boyfriend into Myanmar Scam Compound Slavery
She was allegedly paid RMB100,000 (USD13,950) for the boy.
“Keep Call Centers in America Act” Would Transform the Global Anti-Fraud Landscape
A new bipartisan bill from Senators Ruben Gallego and Jim Justice would give consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls and hence challenge assumptions about how to tackle cross-border scams.
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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