Tag: fraud
Report Claims Huge Rise in Mobile Fraud Malware
Lookout Mobile Security has issued their 2012 report into the threats they are encountering, and it makes for both uncomfortable and compelling reading. ...
FCC Targets $200M of Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Free Phone Program
Government subsidies paid under the 'Lifeline' program are routinely abused.
Stop Fraud, Look Smart, Listen to Staff
Communications providers have a distinctive risk profile. They make big, long term investments in technology whilst generating revenue from lots of microtransactions. ...
Long Prison Sentences for $20M Fraudsters
Prosecutors have succeeded in obtaining long prison sentences for criminals engaged in a USD20M fraud of US telcos including AT&T, Verizon, XO Communications, Excel...
MTN Ghana Blames Airtel for $9M Simbox Fraud
It seems that old pal Nixon Wampamba cannot escape the evils of simboxes. Last December he was in the news after the arrest...
Pity the poor CDR
Posts on talkRA rightly focus on the life and times of the RA practitioner but for a moment let's reflect on a primary object...
New Traffic Pumping Study: $150M Annual Cost to US Wireless Providers
Connectiv Solutions, a US vendor of network efficiency products, has issued a new study into traffic pumping; you can obtain the report from here....
One Fifth of UK PRS Traffic Alleged to be Fraudulent
UK mobile CSPs are losing GBP136M a year to Premium Rate Services (PRS) fraud, according to BillingScore, vendors of technology to identify Artificially Inflated...
Ghana Arrests Eight for Termination Fraud
It is good to see an old mate generating positive publicity about the fight against fraud. Nixon Wampamba can make a decent claim...
Traffic Pumping Costs US Carriers $400m Annually
TEOCO, the cost and revenue management vendors headquartered in Virginia, have issued a startling report about traffic pumping in the US market. Traffic...
Internal Fraud: Are You Doing Enough?
People do not like to talk about internal fraud. That makes them vulnerable to suffering it. Check out this great blog post...
Fraud and Security Post 9-11
Danny Lieberman is a security expert with a broader range than telco revenue assurance, but is invariably worth a read for his insights on...
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The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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