Risk, Fraud & Security
South African Risk Association Demands Simbox Ban
A new report from the Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) outlines a potential national strategy for risk, resilience and security.
Third Thai SMS Blaster Bust in 2 Weeks; Second Vietnamese Bust in a Week
Close examination of photographs suggest the same kind of equipment was being used in both Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Police are also stepping up in the UK.
Chinese Crime Boss Linked to Car in Second Thai SMS Blaster Raid within a Week
Interrogation of the drivers of the Mazda stopped by the previous week's joint operation between police and mobile operator AIS prompted a follow-on investigation that found a fake base station in a Suzuki rented by a Chinese crime boss.
Foreign National Arrested for Driving Smishing SMS Blasters around Vietnam
The fake base stations sent messages claiming recipients had to pay a traffic fine.
Thais Caught with Smishing SMS Blaster Say Chinese Boss Paid $75 per Day
Mobile operator AIS worked with police to locate the fake base station just 6 days after it was first driven around Bangkok.
Elon Musk Targeted by US Senator over Satellite Comms for Scam Compounds
Is this a sincere attempt to protect Americans from scams or a partisan political stunt?
New Zealand SMS Blaster Smishing Fraud Had Chinese Connections
A young man that impersonated leading banks by driving an SMS blaster around Auckland was given a light sentence because the judge thought he had hurt his chances of renewing his student visa.
‘We Are Just Here for Work’: Indian Scammer Explains Why He Moved to Laos
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone is the equivalent of Las Vegas during its Mafia era. It provides a safe haven for scam compounds alongside gambling and prostitution rackets.
Amateur Sleuths Plot Route of Tokyo SMS Blaster and Other News about Fake Base Stations
We might need to start doing a regular global round-up of news involving crimes and fake base stations.
How Scammers Insert Phone Numbers into the URLs of Genuine Websites
A simple trick has inserted bogus support numbers into URLs that people will see in their web browsers when visiting the real websites of Netflix, Microsoft and Apple.
Chinese Tourist Caught Driving Smishing SMS Blaster around Oman
The Royal Oman Police shared the news of the arrest with a slickly-produced video that warns the public about clicking links in SMS messages.
How Phone Scammers Use Fear and Intimidation to Manipulate Victims
Cases from Nigeria and South Korea illustrate how criminals exploit the same human anxieties worldwide.
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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