Risk, Fraud & Security
Deadline Nears for Irish SMS Anti-Scam Registry
Ireland is switching to a mandatory Sender ID registry for A2P SMS. The registration deadline is February 25; blocking of unregistered Sender IDs will begin on October 3.
Thailand Takes Down Telephone Poles to Cut Off Cambodian Scammers
Meanwhile, Cambodian police act like the existence of scam compounds is exaggerated.
Philippines Arrests Big Importer of SMS Blasters Used for Smishing Frauds
A Malaysian man was arrested when police tricked him into believing he was dealing with a prospective customer for his devices.
‘Wrongful’ Proposed $4.5mn Robocall Fine Slammed by Telnyx CEO; Vows to Fight over KYC
Employees of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received scam calls that claimed to be from the FCC's Fraud Prevention Team.
Dispatches from the World Wide War on Scams
Banking executive Ken Palla joins the Commsrisk team to provide a global perspective on cross-sector anti-scam initiatives.
Thailand Seizes Scam Compound Equipment Headed for Cambodia
Thai police and soldiers stopped a vehicle at a Myanmar border crossing that carried 1,251 mobile phones and 274 SIM cards.
The Solution to CLI Spoofing Is GSMA Call Check
You have probably not heard of the cheapest, simplest, easiest way to detect the manipulation of caller IDs.
IoT Security Foundation Reviews Worldwide Adoption of Vulnerability Disclosure Policies
UK retailers lead, US retailers lag when it comes to stocking networked consumer devices supplied by businesses with responsible security policies.
Malaysian Police Arrest Four SMS Blaster Smishers
Scammers sent messages that impersonated Malaysian mobile operator Maxis.
642 Simboxes Seized in Thailand
The simboxes were used to manage bogus social media accounts which were rented out to other criminals.
Thai Operator AIS Works with Police to Rapidly Defeat SMS Blaster Gang
Victims were lured into clicking a smishing link by a message stating their 'points' were about to expire.
India’s Communications Minister Heralds Success of Sharing Roaming Data to Block Inbound International Calls That Spoof Domestic Numbers
The country implemented its Centralized International Out Roamer (CIOR) system in July 2024.
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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