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YouTube SMS Blaster Ad Displays Scam Messages That Impersonate Telcos
Google does some good work to tackle scams but its indifference to social media adverts for scam equipment is disgraceful. A new advert shows an SMS blaster impersonating Globe and Smart, the two largest telcos in the Philippines.
New IMSI-Catcher Spy Adverts on YouTube
Social media companies need to be regulated if they will not voluntarily remove adverts for the tools of crime.
Financial Times Documentary Explains Cybercrime, IMSI-Catchers and Scam Compounds
The producers spent over a year researching the global empires of Chinese cyber fraud syndicates, traveling the world to interview police, criminals and me.
Shocking IMSI‑catcher Shopping Mall Surveillance Advert Returns to YouTube
In a world where everybody talks about using AI to stop crime, why is Google not vetting video adverts for equipment used by scammers?
The Role of Telecoms’ Murky Intermediaries Highlighted by Bloomberg Article
Information shared by a whistleblower has drawn some attention to the creepy-crawlies that lurk in the dark recesses of the comms sector.
Android Adds AI Scam Warnings for Voice and Messages
Google wants to identify harmful comms received on your phone but will they be any more successful than they are with email?
South Korean Police Offers Cash and Reduced Sentences to Scammers Who Turn Informant This Month
Authorities in South Korea want scammers to return from compounds in China, Cambodia and the Philippines. In other news, NZ police found the country's first SMS smishing blaster.
Big Fish and Bigger Pictures in Belgium and Beyond
There was news inside and outside of the MEF Anti-Fraud conference in Brussels, including startling statistics about scams, lots of conversation about Google's role in safeguarding messaging, some confidence about the future of digital identities in the EU, and reasons to be grateful for Thailand's police.
Two Men Extradited from Malaysia to Singapore over Android Malware Bank Account Thefts
A 7-month investigation also led to arrests in Hong Kong and the closure of a scam call center in Taiwan.
Google Stops Demanding Users Give a Phone Number for SMS 2FA
A change of policy at the internet giant signals the inevitable decline of one time passwords sent by SMS.
Handset Delays Impact Call Validation in Brazil
Anatel, the Brazilian comms regulator, wants Google and Apple to change smartphone operating systems.
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