Risk, Fraud & Security
Japanese Government Finally Admits SMS Blasters Are Circling Tokyo
Ordinary citizens revealed that scams are being disseminated by cars carrying fake base stations three weeks earlier.
Mexicans Warned about Surge of Wangiri Calls with UK Numbers
Police and television personalities have been highlighting the scam this week.
Amateur Detectives Find More Fake Base Stations in Japan
At least six SMS blasters are believed to be operating around Tokyo and Osaka. Number plates were repeatedly changed on one car that carries an SMS blaster. The authorities still say nothing despite questions being asked in parliament.
How eSIMs Can Be Used for SIM Swap Fraud
A story from Slovakia illustrates how scammers will trick people into losing control of their phone by switching to an eSIM.
Minister Refuses to Answer Questions about Chinese Scam SMS Blasters Circling Japan
A social media frenzy was started when an amateur Tokyo sleuth named 'Radio Yakuza' investigated strange transmissions and linked them to an object that looks identical to devices seized by police in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia.
15 Months’ Prison for Simboxer Who Sent 30,000 Fake Bank SMS Messages
Owing money to loan sharks, a small businessman agreed to send millions of messages on their behalf.
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.
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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