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Latest
  • 27 Sep 2023 | T-Mobile US Denies Claims of Another Data Breach
  • 26 Sep 2023 | $116mn Fine for Toll-Free Fraudster Who Embarrassed US Telecoms Industry with His Anti-Scam Antics
  • 25 Sep 2023 | Oslo IMSI-Catcher Arrest: Suspected Malaysian Spy Now Investigated for Fraud ‘with International Ramifications’
  • 22 Sep 2023 | At Last, a Bank that Authenticates Its Call to You
  • 21 Sep 2023 | Quantum Hacking, Job Cuts, and Measuring Fraud: Commsrisk Show Episode 5
  • 20 Sep 2023 | New NSO Group Zero-Click Exploits Show Why Privacy Hackers Will Always Defeat Apple (and Everyone Else)
  • 19 Sep 2023 | Preparations for Quantum Hacking Accelerate
  • 18 Sep 2023 | Regulator Says It Does Not Illegally Supply Phone Numbers of Nigerians to Telemarketers
  • 15 Sep 2023 | SIM Swap Social Engineering of T-Mobile Staff Blamed for $691,000 NFT Heist
  • 14 Sep 2023 | Brazil’s Unique Way of Tackling Spam Calls: Commsrisk Show Episode 4
> data integrity

132,000 Customers Hit by Privacy Breach at Telstra

By Eric Priezkalns 12 Dec 2022 Privacy & Intellectual Property

The details of customers who should have remained unlisted were made available via Telstra’s directory services. CFO Michael Ackland blamed the breach on a ‘misalignment of databases’.


Android Keyboard App Leaks Data of 31mn Users

By Eric Priezkalns 12 Dec 2017 Privacy & Intellectual Property

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.


1 Trillion Mobile Biometric Transactions by 2022; What Can Go Wrong?

By Eric Priezkalns 11 Dec 2017 Digital Money

A new report says mobile biometrics will be worth USD50bn within 5 years, but we need societies to also consider the costs.


The Cover Up Is Worse Than the Data Breach

By Eric Priezkalns 7 Nov 2016 Data & Analytics

Data breaches are becoming more frequent, but big businesses must be honest about them. Demands for transparency will influence corporate culture more generally.


Telstra Turns $225 Bill Into $2mn Overdraft

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Jun 2016 Assurance & Audit

The Australian telco says the customer made the initial mistake, but they debited the customer’s bank account after assuring him they would not.


Hackers Sell Data for 1.5mn Verizon Customers

By Eric Priezkalns 1 Apr 2016 Risk, Fraud & Security

Security expert Brian Krebs reported that a complete database of Verizon Enterprise customers can be purchased for USD100,000.


Voter Assurance

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Oct 2008 Risk, Fraud & Security

Letters asking for proof of identity. Computer mismatches. Bad data and confused processes. This story has it all. However, this is not about customer collections…


Duplicate Data, Duplicate Costs

By Eric Priezkalns 1 Oct 2008 Assurance & Audit

You cannot have a debate if you only hear one side of the story. Unfortunately, sometimes you only get to hear one side. A few…


Dial U For Unformation (Part Two)

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Jan 2008 Risk, Fraud & Security


Subex Kills Azure, Gives Life To Data Integrity

By Eric Priezkalns 6 Dec 2007 Data & Analytics


Replay The Commsrisk Show

Every Wednesday we stream The Communications Risk Show, a live discussion program covering the big risks faced by comms providers and their customers. If you missed the latest episode then watch the replay below.
Ian Deakin of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions was our expert guest, and he explained the threat that quantum hacking poses to comms providers and the work being done to mitigate it. Guest presenter Sarah Delphey of Numeracle joined regular hosts Lee Scargall and Eric Priezkalns for a conversation about promoting the benefits of cost assurance and defending fraud managers from budget cuts.

Latest Stories on Commsrisk

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Oslo IMSI-Catcher Arrest: Suspected Malaysian Spy Now Investigated for Fraud ‘with International Ramifications’


At Last, a Bank that Authenticates Its Call to You



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