Risk, Fraud & Security
Why OTT Bypass Could Kill Voice Revenues
Analyzing trends in technology, regulation and pricing leads to terrifying conclusions about the threat posed by OTT bypass.
How Is Your Security Training?
Training staff to identify security infringements and attempted fraud may not seem very sophisticated, but delivers significant benefits if done effectively.
TalkTalk Bounces Back from $50mn Cyberattack
Whilst TalkTalk suffered a crisis caused by poor security, CEO Dido Harding has used effective media communication to mitigate the impact on the company's share price.
Criminals Access Vodafone Customer Accounts
The perpetrators gained access after obtaining the passwords and email addresses of 1,827 Vodafone UK customers.
Court Orders MTN to Reconnect Simboxers
The High Court of South Africa judged that grey routing is not the same as illegal bypass, and that no law may have been broken if the relevant traffic does not terminate in South Africa.
MTN Nigeria Fined $5bn for Not Blocking SIMs
The failure to meet a Nigerian security requirement has destroyed 20 percent of the value of MTN Group.
Revector Launch OTT Bypass Detector
The British fraud specialists are responding to urgent demand from telcos, who are panicked by a surge in voice traffic being redirected to data networks to avoid termination fees.
TalkTalk Cyberattack Threatens 4mn Customers
The UK telco suffered a sustained attack which may have compromised the banking details of all its customers.
Five Cybersecurity Questions for Telco Boards
Former Vimpelcom Chairman Augie K. Fabela II shares the questions he believes telcos must ask themselves, if they want to be prepared for cyberattacks.
BluGem Wins Development Grant for Fraud TCGs
The British supplier of test call generators will also use the money to recruit new developers and expand facilities.
4 Takeaways from AT&T Cybersecurity Report
AT&T's report is basic but contains a few interesting nuggets of data. It assumes readers have little understanding of technology, which may make it useful to share with naive executives.
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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