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  • 26 Feb 2021 | Over 10,000 Views for RAG TV’s Weekly Interview Show
  • 25 Feb 2021 | Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF
  • 24 Feb 2021 | Telenor Opposes Myanmar Cybersecurity Bill; Defends Human Rights
  • 23 Feb 2021 | Second Cell C Exec Arrested for $8.6mn Fraud; Operator Says More Employees Were Involved
  • 22 Feb 2021 | Infosys Launches Corda-Based Competitor to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain
  • 19 Feb 2021 | Fears That STIR/SHAKEN Will Lead to Blocking of Calls from Small Telcos
  • 18 Feb 2021 | Why Telecoms Fraud Is Like a Virus
  • 17 Feb 2021 | Do Not Underestimate Satellite Broadband
  • 16 Feb 2021 | The Real Reasons Carriers Cannot Fix Fraud
  • 15 Feb 2021 | $14.5mn Fine for Telco That Overcharged Customers for 8 Years
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5G Masts Burned in Coronavirus Panic

By Eric Priezkalns 7 Apr 2020 General

Fake news stories circulated on WhatsApp claim that the coronavirus epidemic began in Wuhan because it was the first city with a 5G network.


Australia Considers Copyright Reform for Digital Platforms

By IPKat 6 Sep 2019 Privacy & Intellectual Property

The Australian public enquiry is the first of its kind, so will likely influence decisions made by other authorities around the world.


Who Assures Facebook Customers?

By Eric Priezkalns 3 Jul 2019 Assurance & Audit

There are literally billions of bots masquerading as real users on Facebook, but no government or regulator protects Facebook customers from being wrongly billed.


BlackBerry’s Messenger Finally Shuts Down

By Rob Chapman 27 Jun 2019 General

BBM was launched in 2005 and was the first of its kind, but it suffered terminal decline as consumers switched to other messaging services.


The Human Consequences of Content Moderation

By Marianne Curphey 25 Jun 2019 General

Would you be willing to sift through the most abusive and wretched social media posts? A recent exposé tells the stories of outsourced contractors who filter content for Facebook.


The Pros and Cons of Regulating Web Content

By Marianne Curphey 17 Apr 2019 General

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has joined the chorus demanding more regulation of the net globally, but are UK proposals tantamount to imposing a press regulator by the back door?


Italian Court Holds Facebook Liable for Links to Unlicensed Videos

By IPKat 8 Mar 2019 Privacy & Intellectual Property

The Court awarded damages of EUR30,000 after Facebook failed to rapidly remove links to the video of a song.


US Military Intelligence Agent Helped Iranian Facebook Spearphishing Campaign

By Marianne Curphey 6 Mar 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Targets were invited to ‘friend’ a Facebook profile that looked like it belonged to a colleague.


Fraudsters Make Mystery Music for Spotify

By Eric Priezkalns 14 Feb 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Spotify refuse to comment about whether they paid musicians whose songs were only played because user playlists had been hacked.


Should Social Networks Do More to Stop Account Takeover?

By Eric Priezkalns 11 Jan 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Not unless users do more to protect themselves.


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Top Stories on Commsrisk

Over 10,000 Views for RAG TV’s Weekly Interview Show


Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF


Telenor Opposes Myanmar Cybersecurity Bill; Defends Human Rights


Second Cell C Exec Arrested for $8.6mn Fraud; Operator Says More Employees Were Involved



Infosys Launches Corda-Based Competitor to the RAG Wangiri Blockchain


Fears That STIR/SHAKEN Will Lead to Blocking of Calls from Small Telcos


Why Telecoms Fraud Is Like a Virus


Do Not Underestimate Satellite Broadband



RAG TV Season 3

Commsrisk Editor Eric Priezkalns is back presenting a new season of RAG TV! Watch the replays if you miss the live show. Here is the season opener, where Eric and co-presenter Lee Scargall reviewed the events of 2020.

 

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  • Eric Priezkalns Eric Priezkalns 25 Feb 2021
    Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF
    Hello Aurélien, it is a good paper and deserves to be read by fraud managers and the businesses that supply them. I had noticed the mention of Fraudstrike but believe the...
  • Aurélien Francillon Aurélien Francillon 25 Feb 2021
    Academics Recommend Mix of Machine Learning and Premium Rate Number Monitoring to Detect IRSF
    Thanks Eric for covering our paper ! Note that we refer to PRISM/Yates on page 10:
    Leveraging the test IPRNs as an early detection mechanism has been proposed by a...

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