Difficulty of Assessing Fraud Losses May Stop Digicel from Obtaining Justice in UPM Simbox Trial
UPM argue Charles Castel, a former Governor of Haiti’s central bank, should not be allowed as an expert witness for Digicel.
7-Year Simbox Legal Battle between Digicel and UPM Will Go to Jury Trial
US telco UPM used various tactics to resist Digicel’s legal action, which relies on a US law created to fight organized crime.
New LATRO CEO Says Enhanced Analytics Is Key to the Future of RAFM
Don Reinhart is marrying signals intelligence to data analysis in anticipation of huge growth in the number of networked devices.
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.
$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.
RAG TV: From Tariff Harmonization to Tax Audits to Number Plan Loopholes
Francis Afful of MTN Ghana and Guy Howie of Biaas were the guests for a show that was entertaining, varied and informative.
RAG TV: Bypass Fraud and the Small Carrier’s Perspective
An expert in fraud detection and the owner of a niche international carrier were the guests on the first episode of a new series of RAG TV.
RAG TV Season 2 Starts Soon
Timo Vainionpää of AurorA International Telecom and Donald Reinhart of LATRO Services will join the June 17 season premiere of the most internationally diverse news show for telco risk pros.
International Bypass Fraud Nearing Extinction
The inevitable decline of some revenue streams will kill certain types of fraud, but do not expect the fraudsters to take early retirement.
9 Telco Insiders Arrested for Bypass Fraud in Venezuela
Tarek William Saab, Prosecutor General of Venezuela, accused employees of mobile operator Movilnet of using servers in Miami to reroute traffic and avoid international termination fees.