Risk, Fraud & Security
New Data Breach Claimed by TalkTalk Customers
Previous hacks have left TalkTalk customers vulnerable to fraudsters. But is new customer data being compromised as well?
Survey of Enterprise Risk Management in UK Telcos
A short survey and review of annual reports from 12 telcos suggest ERM is poorly integrated with executive management.
Everyone Stinks at Risk Management (Not Just Telcos)
Surveys say enterprise risk management is a struggle for everyone. Maybe that is because many of us are doing it wrong.
Protecting and Verifying Customer ID Is Becoming More Difficult
Simon Walsh of Telefónica UK briefly explains why identity theft has become his top concern.
Samsung SDS Wins GSMA Best Security Award
Yet another company has such advanced technology that they are incapable of stating what it does.
Indian Scam Call Centers Target TalkTalk Customers
Whistleblowers described an 'industrial-scale' fraud which steals from the bank accounts of TalkTalk customers.
Inventive Fraud Management Tools Take Flight for the New Age of SIP/VoIP Operators
Oculeus CEO Arnd Baranowski says the IP addresses of PBX hackers can and should be blocked before they succeed.
Araxxe Warns That EU Rules Encourage CLI Fraud
Customers benefit from lower wholesale rates in the EU but telcos must be wary of fraud motivated by differentials in interconnect prices.
Telco Fraud Turns UK into the ‘Sick Man of Europe’
In this video, fraud expert David Morrow talks about why the UK has not reduced the very high levels of fraudulent traffic terminating in the country.
Nominations for GSMA Best Security/Fraud Award
The winners of this year's Glomo Global Mobile Awards will be revealed at Mobile World Congress.
$10bn Wiped Off BT Value; Scandal in Italian Unit
Italian prosecutors are now investigating after a member of staff blew the whistle on a complicated scheme to inflate cashflows.
UK Fraud and Freedom of Information: The Gift That Keeps Giving…
The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) lets UK authorities seize the profits of fraud, but data shows it was used only twice in 3 years.
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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