Risk, Fraud & Security
Even Small Pacific Islands Suffer Wangiri
Residents of Guam have been warned about an apparent flood of wangiri calls.
Encrypted Comms CEO Admits Working for Drug Lords
Canadian business Phantom Secure was designed to service organized crime. It modified Blackberries to only send encrypted emails via servers in places like Hong Kong and Panama.
Being Serious About the Bloomberg Chinese Spy Chip Scoop
The risk of supply chain infiltration is real. But is there physical evidence to support Bloomberg's story about Chinese spy tech?
Big Fines for US Spoofers of Caller IDs
The FCC imposes a USD82mn fine on a marketeer who made 21mn illegal robocalls and seeks another large fine for a firm that hid behind the numbers of innocent people.
The Global Landscape of Telecoms Fraud
Telco fraud losses will fall just because voice calls are becoming cheaper, but inexpensive international services also encourage cross-border crime targeted at telco subscribers.
WeDo Embarrass Themselves With 3-Year Old Fraud Stat
There is no excuse for sharing data which is known to be out of date.
Addressing Old Telecoms Frauds
Why has the telecoms industry not been able to eliminate bypass and wangiri fraud, two of the oldest and most prevalent frauds?
HardenStance Network Security Sales Index Q2 2018
The Hardenstance index tracks sales by eight important vendors of network security. Last quarter was positive; most vendors enjoyed a significant rise in sales year-on-year.
Scorn for Web Identity Scheme of US Mobile Operators
The operators want to authenticate subscribers when they use online services provided by other businesses.
Can This Patent Stop SIM Swaps?
Payfone says they have the 'definitive' means of preventing SIM swaps, but prospective customers will need to ask questions about what the tech really does.
Aussie News Gives Silly Wangiri Advice
If the whole world suddenly finds itself unable to connect any calls to Australia, the blame lies with this news article.
Communication at the Edge of the World
New Zealand is a long way from other countries, and most of it is sparsely populated. So how would they maintain telecoms services if confronted by a natural disaster?
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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