Risk, Fraud & Security
US Takes Action to Stop Robocall Scams
Regulators in the USA want tech and comms companies to develop new ways to prevent illegal automated calls that result in billions of dollars of fraud each year.
Prevent Point-of-Sale Fraud By Monitoring Second-Hand Sales
Many expensive handsets are sold online via sites like eBay and Craigslist. We can reduce crime by watching these markets.
Should Telcos Research Quantum Safe Cryptography?
KPN is investing in the development of new cybersecurity technology. That may work for them, but not for every telco.
KYC Uganda Style: Keep Your Cards
The regulator's botched implementation of controls to verify who buys SIMs has taken work away from young people and caused a nightmare for telcos.
Review: PwC Economic Crime and Fraud Survey Tanzania
This new survey claims that cybercrime is the fourth most prevalent form of economic crime in Tanzania.
Next-Gen Mobile Authentication Coming to the USA
The 'big four' mobile operators in the USA intend to deliver a common secure authentication service by the end of the year.
070 – Licence to Cheat: Ofcom Should Rethink UK Personal Number Fraud
To stop deception, the UK numbering plan needs fundamental change not offered by controls on termination rates.
UK Reg to Investigate Net Neutrality of Vodafone and Three
The problem with looking for 'unreasonable' traffic management is nobody knows what 'reasonable' really means.
Diameter Attacks Detected, Claims AdaptiveMobile
SS7 weaknesses are well-known, but AdaptiveMobile says this is the first time that attacks on the Diameter signaling protocol have been proven to occur.
Vodafone Uganda Files for Bankruptcy
An infrastructure provider had closed some Vodafone Uganda sites in order to pressure the telco to settle its debts.
Telkomsel Share Vid of Busted Simbox Operation
Telkomsel created a YouTube video showing the gear used by a bypass fraudster, but later decided the video was not suitable for an external audience.
Bypass: Time for a Rethink?
Arguably telcos are being bullied into doing deals with Viber to secure some revenue from OTT bypass traffic.
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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