Risk, Fraud & Security

A story from Slovakia illustrates how scammers will trick people into losing control of their phone by switching to an eSIM.

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.

Owing money to loan sharks, a small businessman agreed to send millions of messages on their behalf.

A Melbourne man is alleged to have succeeded in porting 44 phone numbers belonging to other people by submitting 193 different porting requests.

There has been a spate of arrests by police who responded to adverts for the sale of equipment typically used to send scam messages.

The launch of GSMA Call Check has clarified a fundamental and binary choice for all countries, regulators and telcos.

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.

The victim's lawyers also fought to make the outcome public.

Many different nationalities, some trafficked illegally, work for 'POGO' gambling outfits that were banned due to the scale of crime associated with them.

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.

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.

The British government also proposes new powers for the police to retrieve stolen phones and laptops, but ignored the threat posed by SMS blasters.