Phone App Buys P2P SMS Allowances from Consumers to Reuse for A2P SMS
Simcash tells users their phone will relay one time passwords and similar A2P messages but consumer reviews suggest that is false.
Simcash tells users their phone will relay one time passwords and similar A2P messages but consumer reviews suggest that is false.
The inevitable decline of some revenue streams will kill certain types of fraud, but do not expect the fraudsters to take early retirement.
Android devices were targeted by malware that took over other apps and used them to inflate advertising revenues.
History tells us plenty about the reasons tech businesses fail, but telcos are in great danger anyway.
There was no password protection nor encryption to stop people accessing personal data stored on a server run by one of the founders of app firm AI.type.
There are many apps on Google Play that claim to let Android users send messages which seem to come from somebody else.
Wandera surveyed 1,000 IT managers and found surprising amounts were spent on roaming and data breaches.
Silent Circle are pitching the Blackphone 2 as an Android-like experience which allows businessmen to protect both corporate and personal information.
Operators need to discourage customers from abusing Android apps that can relay unlimited numbers of text messages, and thus facilitate SMS bypass fraud.
British vendor Revector is known for bypass detection, but talking with their boss and developers reveals a firm that innovates technologically whilst maintaining robust values.