Risk, Fraud & Security
Aussie Police Arrest Suspected Number Porting Fraudster
A Melbourne man is alleged to have succeeded in porting 44 phone numbers belonging to other people by submitting 193 different porting requests.
Police Seize 16 Simboxes from Philippine Online Vendor
There has been a spate of arrests by police who responded to adverts for the sale of equipment typically used to send scam messages.
GSMA Call Check vs STIR/SHAKEN: Explaining the Two Competing Models for Validating Caller ID Worldwide
The launch of GSMA Call Check has clarified a fundamental and binary choice for all countries, regulators and telcos.
UK Body Announces Fraud Info Sharing Pilots for Telcos, Banks and Tech Firms
Ruth Evans of Stop Scams UK hailed a new pledge with an impressive array of signatories but which omitted specifics about the action these execs intend to take.
T‑Mobile US Pays $33mn for SIM Swap Cryptocurrency Theft
The victim's lawyers also fought to make the outcome public.
180 Arrested and SMS Blasters Seized as Philippines Cracks Down on Scam Hubs
Many different nationalities, some trafficked illegally, work for 'POGO' gambling outfits that were banned due to the scale of crime associated with them.
Another 2,876 Scammers Return to China from Myanmar
Victories by rebel armies are prompting the release of thousands who were forced to work in scam compounds. China can cope with repatriating large numbers; citizens of other countries are not so fortunate.
Telia Makes Fraudsters Pay for Wangiri
Amanda Landqvist, Group Fraud Prevention Manager for Telia, explained how the Nordic telco is collecting from crooks and using the money to help victims of crime.
UK Plans Comprehensive Ban on Simboxes
The British government also proposes new powers for the police to retrieve stolen phones and laptops, but ignored the threat posed by SMS blasters.
US Scam Robocalls Up 55%; STIR/SHAKEN Down 6.5%
Per YouMail's statistics, scam calls to Americans have risen 55% since December. It was inevitable that crooks would learn how to work around STIR/SHAKEN.
Malaysian Cyber Command Warns Against SMS for Multi-Factor Authentication
The National Cyber Coordination and Command Centre highlighted the criminal use of mobile malware and SMS blasters.
SMS Blaster Smishing Fraudster Arrested in Hong Kong
A false base station sent SMS messages that copied the registered Sender IDs of government functions, delivery firms and e-payment platforms.
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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