Risk, Fraud & Security

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.

The National Cyber Coordination and Command Centre highlighted the criminal use of mobile malware and SMS blasters.

A false base station sent SMS messages that copied the registered Sender IDs of government functions, delivery firms and e-payment platforms.

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.

Meanwhile, Cambodian police act like the existence of scam compounds is exaggerated.

A Malaysian man was arrested when police tricked him into believing he was dealing with a prospective customer for his devices.

Employees of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received scam calls that claimed to be from the FCC's Fraud Prevention Team.

Banking executive Ken Palla joins the Commsrisk team to provide a global perspective on cross-sector anti-scam initiatives.

Thai police and soldiers stopped a vehicle at a Myanmar border crossing that carried 1,251 mobile phones and 274 SIM cards.

You have probably not heard of the cheapest, simplest, easiest way to detect the manipulation of caller IDs.

UK retailers lead, US retailers lag when it comes to stocking networked consumer devices supplied by businesses with responsible security policies.

Scammers sent messages that impersonated Malaysian mobile operator Maxis.