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  • 24 Nov 2023 | Czech Police Detail Methods Used by $9mn Scam Call Center Based in Ukraine
  • 23 Nov 2023 | AT&T Implicated in Trillion CDR Surveillance Program
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  • 21 Nov 2023 | Denmark to Introduce SMS SenderID Registration to Counter Smishing
  • 20 Nov 2023 | Prosecutors Want to Confiscate $8mn of Assets from Publicity-Hungry Owner of Scam Call Center
  • 17 Nov 2023 | Why China’s War on Scammers Is Fueling a Literal War in Asia
  • 16 Nov 2023 | Orange Poland Warn Old Android Phones Infected with Malware to Make IRSF Fraud Calls
  • 15 Nov 2023 | A True Story about a Corrupt Fraud Investigator and a Sex Pest
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  • 13 Nov 2023 | Mobileum Fake Revenues Lawsuit and Countersuit: What the Court Documents Say
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A True Story about a Corrupt Fraud Investigator and a Sex Pest

By Joseph Nderitu 15 Nov 2023 Risk, Fraud & Security

Telcos need to employ trustworthy investigators because crime occurs within companies as well as to them.


Mobileum Fake Revenues Lawsuit and Countersuit: What the Court Documents Say

By Eric Priezkalns 13 Nov 2023 General

Employees of the market-leading analytics firm talked about escaping the ‘nightmare’ created by sales figures which were ‘bullshit’.


Big US Call Analytics Firms Hiya and TNS Blasted for Conflict of Interest over Incorrect Spam Labels

By Eric Priezkalns 16 Aug 2023 Data & Analytics

Numeracle warned the FCC about mislabeled calls but praised the third big call analytics firm, First Orion, for tackling the issue.


Ghana Tax Authority Defends Appointment of Dodgy Telco Revenue Assurance Auditors

By Eric Priezkalns 15 Aug 2023 Assurance & Audit

Safaritech said MTN Ghana owed USD730mn in back taxes. Attention soon turned to the lies Safaritech had told about themselves.


Ericsson Sued by Shareholders for $170mn over Delay in Disclosing Bribes to Terrorists

By Eric Priezkalns 11 Aug 2023 Risk, Fraud & Security

Ericsson hid the existence of an investigation into bribes paid to Islamic State for two years. 37 investors now want compensation.


Corruption Audit Confirms Justice for Sale in Tanzania

By Joseph Nderitu 25 Apr 2023 Assurance & Audit

The government of former President John Magufuli created a system for extorting money from telcos and other businesses.


UK Government Faces Legal Fight with Russian-Founded Investment Firm over Forced Sale of ISP

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Apr 2023 Cold War 2

LetterOne says its ownership of Upp is not a national security risk because they are no longer controlled by Russian oligarchs.


Watch Episode 1 of The Communications Risk Show

By Eric Priezkalns 16 Mar 2023 General

Corruption, hacking, lawsuits against regulators, two-factor authentication by SMS, the UN, GVG, 5G and Elon Musk were among the topics for the first episode of our new conversation program.


Ericsson’s New $206mn Bribery Fine: Will They Ever Come Clean?

By David Morrow 8 Mar 2023 Risk, Fraud & Security

CEO Börje Ekholm offered more platitudes about ethics after US prosecutors levied another big penalty for corruption.


GVG to Speak at United Nations ‘AI for Good’ Summit

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Feb 2023 Education & Conferences

The ITU illustrates how few background checks are performed before privately-owned businesses are trusted to roll out powerful new forms of network surveillance.


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