Brazil’s Unique Way of Tackling Spam Calls: Commsrisk Show 4
Gustavo Borges and Sami Benakouche of Brazilian regulator Anatel explained the country’s radical plan for reducing unwanted calls.
41% Fall in Short Calls Received by Brazilians
A downward spiral can occur when telemarketers make an increasing number of calls to ordinary people who no longer want to pick up.
Two British Teenagers Found Guilty of Belonging to LAPSUS$ SIM Swapping Hacker Gang
Arion Kurtaj began his criminal career of blackmail and fraud when he was 16. He trained an apprentice who is still too young to name.
Arguments in Brazil about STIR/SHAKEN
An association of telcos is challenging the regulator’s desire to give responsibility for administering call authentication to telemarketing businesses.
Brazil’s Regulator Launches Spam Number-Checking Web Portal for Consumers
According to some measures, Brazilians receive more nuisance robocalls than any other nationality.
LAPSUS$ Ransom Gang Proves It Is Easier to Hack People than Computers
The arrest of an English teenager who offered $20,000 bribes to big telco insiders shows security paradigms do not fit the facts.
New Global Report Says Brazilians Receive Most Spam Robocalls
Truecaller’s app for blocking spam calls is reportedly stopping 50 calls per user per month in Brazil, well above the amount of spam received by US subscribers per their international tables.
China’s Threats Cannot Save Huawei from New Cold War
Telcos that can legally purchase equipment from Huawei will still need to consider the strategic risks of using a supplier banned on security and privacy grounds by a growing number of countries.
Brazil Becomes Key Battleground in US-China 5G War
A recent war of words in the Brazilian press highlights the global scale of the US government’s fight against Huawei.
Brazilians Receive Most Spam Calls
Anti-spam firm Truecaller claims that telcos generated almost half of the 45 spam voice calls that Brazilian phone users receive each month.