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’.
Mobileum Lawsuit, SMS AIT and the Risks That Lie Ahead: Commsrisk Show Season Finale
The second season of The Communications Risk Show concluded with startling news and predictions about the future.
Oslo IMSI-Catcher Arrest: Suspected Malaysian Spy Now Investigated for Fraud ‘with International Ramifications’
Espionage charges were dropped but the same criminal outfit also drove an IMSI-catcher around Bergen, Norway’s second city.
Phone Scammers Target Chinese Speakers in the UK
A security researcher concluded telcos lack the language skills needed to identify and address persistent scams aimed at non-native speakers.
Six Arrested for Swapping SIMs and Forging IDs to Raid a Million Dollars from Bank Accounts
Hijacking the phone services of victims was part of a process that culminated with bank withdrawals made in person using fake ID.
Elon Musk Has Radical Solution for A2P SMS Fraud: Twitter Turns Off 2-Factor Authentication by SMS
Comms providers will fear other businesses may follow Twitter’s lead by telling users to adopt different modes of authentication.
Euro Police Shut Down Four Call Centers Selling Cryptocurrency Investment Scam
German victims were lured into paying EUR2mn for bogus investments advertised on social media and the web.
Thai Police Cut Internet Cables Used by Cambodian Scammers
A search of government-run telecoms facilities in Thailand led to the disconnection of 30 cables that ran across the border.
Elon Musk Says Twitter Lost $60mn a Year Because 390 Telcos Used Bot Accounts to Pump A2P SMS
Twitter accounts were created solely to generate revenue for telcos from two-factor authentication SMS messages.
New Catalog of Telecoms Fraud Now Available
Geoff Ibbett released version 0.1 of the RAG Fraud Catalog just in time to present it at RAG Sydney. The subsequent response from telcos has been enthusiastic.