London Thief Exploits Yet Another Flaw with SMS OTPs
A serial criminal is taking phones from gym lockers and using them to remove thousands of pounds from bank accounts.
Is Flash Calling a Fraud?
Businesses like Whatsapp are intentionally using the A-number of calls that are not connected as a free mechanism for passing data to apps on a user’s phone.
UK Government Proposes Heavy Fines for Spam Calls and Texts
But they also want to weaken rules that currently require politicians be held to the same standard as marketeers.
The Good News Behind Google Stopping Indian Rich Business Messaging Spam
Indians reported a deluge of unsolicited adverts via Google Messaging after mobile operators gave free access to unsuitable businesses.
How Insecure Is SMS?
A brief recap of the scale of fraud and abuse involving SMS messages, what mitigations are available, and challenges to overcome.
SMS Firewall Provider Anam Acquired by Infobip
Infobip founder Silvio Kutić is aggressively growing Croatia’s first unicorn through a series of acquisitions.
RAG TV: The Scale of A2P SMS Bypass Fraud
Emmy Léger of Araxxe explained how they identified an SMS aggregator that uses gray routes for 98% messages and why A2P SMS bypass is so widespread.
Disturbing New SMS Hijack Blamed on NetNumber IDs
A simple loophole allows SMS messages to be rerouted to another destination without the knowledge of the intended recipient.
$583mn of A2P SMS Bypass Fraud during 2020 per Araxxe Tests
Every continent has multiple mobile operators receiving more than 20 percent of their SMS traffic via bypassed routes.
Why India Had to Suspend SMS Spam Blockchain Safelist
Some banks and e-commerce sites failed to register with India’s Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) blockchain.