A True Story about a Corrupt Fraud Investigator and a Sex Pest
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
The ITU illustrates how few background checks are performed before privately-owned businesses are trusted to roll out powerful new forms of network surveillance.