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Commsrisk Top Ten for October 2023

Did you miss any big stories about risk in the communications sector? These articles have been grabbing the attention of readers.

The readership of an article peaks across several days before declining steadily. So if the top of our monthly chart features an article published just before the month end then you know it must have generated a lot of interest. This website built its original audience with stories about three pioneering companies and the market they created for a certain mixture of data analytics and risk insight. Those three companies were: Subex, which is still standing; cVidya, which disappeared into a minor business unit within Amdocs; and WeDo, which was acquired by Mobileum and remains a significant portion of their business. Recent audience statistics have demonstrated how much people still care about the third company in this list, but also the strength of feeling amongst employees of their rivals.

The following rundown is ranked by the number of unique visitors for each article.

  1. Mobileum Inflated Revenues with Fake Invoices, Alleges Lawsuit by New Owners
  2. Multiple Scam Robocalls Traced to Deutsche Telekom
  3. Oslo IMSI-Catcher Arrest: Suspected Malaysian Spy Now Investigated for Fraud ‘with International Ramifications’
  4. Notorious Mobile Money SIM Swap Fraudster Arrested in the Act
  5. Artificial Inflation of Traffic Blamed for Dismal SMS Forecasts
  6. Vonage and Twilio Blasted for ‘Unacceptable’ SMS Scam Failings by Australian Regulator
  7. Ukraine Says 11 Telcos Were Compromised by Hackers
  8. Why Is the USA Trying to Disconnect Saudi Arabia’s Second Mobile Operator?
  9. When Fighting Scams, Why Do We Trust US Multinationals More than Impartial Academics?
  10. Revenue Assurance Teams Must Refocus on Costs
Eric Priezkalns
Eric Priezkalnshttp://revenueprotect.com

During his career, Eric has been a Director of Risk Management for a national telco, the Chief Executive of the Risk & Assurance Group, a Chief Marketing Officer for a software business, a consultant, a public speaker and the publisher of Commsrisk since its launch in 2006. Look here for more about the history of Commsrisk and the role played by Eric.

The comms providers that Eric has worked for include Qatar Telecom, Cable & Wireless, T‑Mobile, Sky and Worldcom. In addition to his proficiency at speaking about the current scamdemic, Eric is also a qualified chartered accountant and a subject matter expert in consumer protection, enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, data integrity and billing accuracy. Eric was the lead author of Revenue Assurance: Expert Opinions for Communications Providers, published by CRC Press. He can be reached through the contact form on this website.

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