Risk, Fraud & Security
Password-geddon Is Near
More security experts are saying we need to stop relying on passwords for security, and their arguments have been bolstered by a stream of security failures.
Hacking Your Phone’s Touchscreen
Many phone screens have been replaced after the original was smashed. What if the new screen had already been compromised by criminals?
Roam Like Home – A Broken Window for Fraud
Harmonizing roaming rates is a popular policy with Europeans, but will immediately increase fraud and reduce long-term investment.
Russian Fraudsters Use VoIP for Bogus Identification
Criminals are turning to the dark web to rent virtual phone numbers and purchase SIM cards for countries all over the world.
China Phone and Internet Fraud Crackdown Continues
Living in a foreign country will not protect those Chinese suspected of running scams that target their homeland.
South Africa Seeks to Reduce Number Port Fraud
The South African regulator may demand an extra verification code be added to the porting process, but not everyone agrees that phone hijacking is linked to bank fraud.
Wrong Priorities for Vodafone Security Product
Vodafone UK are slyly adding a charge for a new security product to customer bills, whilst failing to give decent advice about the product's limitations.
Why Password Advice Has Been Terrible
If you only think about maths and algorithms you may ignore the ways that human behavior will undermine them.
You Only Get Fraud When You Start Looking for It
Mexico banned the sale of Roku boxes because they are used for video piracy, but telcos have yet to begin measuring the extent of frauds like this.
London Moped Gang Raids Phone Shops 17 Times
The criminals were said to have stolen GBP1mn (USD1.3mn) of smartphones and tablets, but were undone when tracking devices were fitted.
What Does the Subex-ElevenPaths FMaaS Do?
If the purpose of press releases is to succinctly and effectively communicate important news then somebody needs to give that advice to the people writing the press releases.
SIMbox Bribery: The Answer
Can your fraud analysts be bribed? You might be troubled to learn how much fraudsters are willing to pay them to look the other way.
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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