Risk, Fraud & Security
How VoLTE and Smartphones Lead to Fraud
Many vulnerabilities derived from SS7 can be exploited by mobile malware in order to abuse VoLTE.
73 Million Reasons Why MTIC VAT Fraud Fell Off a Cliff
Transit traffic for sales tax fraud has moved from the UK to Spain and Italy because of changes made by the UK tax authority.
Laundering Case Dismissed Because ‘Bitcoin is not Money’
Arguments about the word 'money' should matter to comms companies that enable the transfer of Bitcoins.
How to POCA Hole in Telecoms Crime
We can stop fraud by using the law to confiscate proceeds. Join our campaign to make full use of the UK Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and set a precedent that other nations could follow.
Should Telcos Verify Customers Using Their Banking Identity?
Banks verify prospective customers using the online identity they maintain with other banks. Telcos could do the same.
Vodafone Group Buys Riskonnect ERM Tool
A big telco group bought software that works anywhere in the whole wide world! (But did not reveal what it does.)
Why I Hate Heat Maps
You know why heat maps are a bad way to discuss and prioritize risks. But like cigarettes, it takes willpower to kick the habit.
Hackable Light Bulbs Show Why the IoT Is Flawed
A hacker exploiting the security flaws in Osram's networked bulbs could do a lot more harm than just switching off the lights.
From RAG to ERM: Why RAFM Pros Should Become Chief Risk Officers
The RAG Summer Conference convinced me that telco RAFM professionals should aspire to become CROs.
ASN.1 Bug Lets Hackers Attack Mobile Carriers
A patch addresses the vulnerability but operators will find it a burden to update software across their routers, switches and masts.
Hack of Polish Telco Mixes Crime with Politics
The real hack of Polish telco Netia has been used to draw attention to a lot of faked documents, created by people with a political motive.
Neural Revamps Brand and Continues to Recruit
The vendor has a new logo, new name for its product line and is taking on new staff in the UK, Singapore and Malaysia.
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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