Risk, Fraud & Security
AT&T Sued for $224mn Following SIM Swap
$24mn was taken from the cryptocurrency account of Michael Terpin. Now he is using his media savvy to highlight AT&T's previous failures with SIM swaps and customer privacy.
Cut the Code to Reduce Risk
UK telco TalkTalk has simplified systems since it was hacked in 2015. The extent of that work illustrates why the safest system is one which has been decommissioned.
US Receives 4 Billion Robocalls Per Month
The average American now gets 12 automated calls a month. Many are spam; some spread fraud. Other countries will face the same issue unless we find common industry solutions.
Reddit Data Hack Blamed on SMS 2FA
User data for the world's sixth most popular website was compromised by hackers who intercepted SMS messages sent to employees.
Contingency Communication Following a Catastrophic Failure
Important lessons were learned about comms resiliency after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017.
Watchdog Reports Huawei Security “Risks” to UK Telecoms
The Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre has publicly stated security concerns for the first time in its history.
US Department of Justice Issues Cyber-Digital Task Force Report
'Malign foreign influences' are an obvious concern, but so are some relatively surprising topics.
Who Can Stop SIM Swaps?
SIM swaps are being used to steal everything from money to precious usernames on social networks.
Acision, Araxxe, Mobius and SIGOS Ranked Best Simbox Detectors
The Roaming Consulting Company (ROCCO) asks telcos to rate the suppliers of simbox detection equipment every two years.
Dealer Commits Fraud Using Fake Fingerprints
6,000 Vodafone SIMs were activated by creating bogus fingerprints using data downloaded from India's national biometric database.
Is There a Global Surge of Wangiri?
Public warnings have recently been issued in a variety of different countries.
5G, IoT and SIMs Are a Dangerous Combination
Increasing the speed of transmission and the number of devices connected to a network will magnify the inherent security vulnerabilities of SIM cards.
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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