Risk, Fraud & Security
Wangiri Attack Makes UK News Headlines
Customers complained via social media about receiving 50 or 60 calls from slightly different originating numbers within African ranges.
SIM Swappers Tweet from Twitter CEO’s Account
The hackers known as ChucklingSquad have repeated their SIM swapping tricks with Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter, becoming their latest victim.
TalkTalk Hacker Guilty of Aiding SIM Swaps; UK Policing of Cybercrime Proven Inept
A hardened 19 year old cybercriminal was only caught because the police searched his computer for sexual images.
12 US Telcos Form Anti-Robocall Alliance
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has persuaded the bulk of US telephony providers to adopt eight principles for stopping nuisance robocalls.
SIM Swapper Takes Over Accounts of Famous YouTubers
Internet personalities James Charles, Amanda Cerny and King Bach all blamed AT&T for losing control of their accounts.
Indian Simboxers Arrested by Anti-Terror Police
The fraudsters provided cheap calls to Indian expats working in the Middle East. Their gang was led by Nazim Khan, a high school drop out who was also arrested for bypass fraud in 2017.
Big Tax Fraud Shows Lax Attitude to Trading Airtime
UK authorities barred a businessman from being a company director for 12 years after his firm contracted to trade GBP43mn (USD52mn) of airtime with a fraudulent enterprise.
US Reg Targets Spoofed SMS and Calls from Overseas
The Federal Communications Commission voted to extend existing regulations so they can also pursue wrongdoers sending SMS messages or originating calls from outside the USA.
AT&T Staff Took $1mn in Bribes to Help Theft of 2mn Phones
A Pakistani citizen has been extradited to the USA after allegedly paying staff to install malware on AT&T phones and IT systems.
RAG Wangiri Blockchain Solution Implemented
Araxxe is the first business to successfully connect with the global anti-wangiri ledger, but a range of telcos and vendors will join them very soon.
Persistent Cyber Attack Targeted Networks for Years
Investigation work by security consultancy Cybereason found that a group of state-sponsored hackers have been gradually infiltrating telco networks since at least 2012.
TMF Drafts Guidance on Security Design for IT
The TM Forum's Open Digital Architecture (ODA) project has written advice on how to assess risk whilst designing security and privacy into IT systems.
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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