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  • 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
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Former Minister Says China Tracked British Primeminister’s Car Using ‘Little SIMs’

By Eric Priezkalns 8 Aug 2023 Cold War 2

Sir Iain Duncan Smith was likely referring to eSIMs that are standard for Range Rovers used by the last three UK Primeministers.


Australia Requests Tenders for 5G, 6G and Open RAN Security Lab

By Eric Priezkalns 26 Jul 2023 Cold War 2

Reducing the effect of competition on the testing of network security is one component of a strategy to counter Chinese ambitions.


Simbox Bypass Finally Made Illegal by UK Supreme Court Ruling

By Eric Priezkalns 16 May 2023 Risk, Fraud & Security

The decision in a long-running legal battle has spared UK telcos the consequences of government and regulatory mistakes.


Refusing to Share Fraud Data Is Turning Telcos into Scapegoats

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Feb 2023 Data & Analytics

British MPs said telcos ‘lack engagement’ with fraud prevention. Why are telcos not anticipating a drive for more anti-fraud cooperation?


Lawmakers Plan to Reveal Chinese Influence on US Telecoms

By Eric Priezkalns 15 Feb 2023 Cold War 2

The FACT Act would make the public aware of any US comms provider that has a hostile government as a stakeholder.


Engineer Arrested for Wiretapping Opponents of Former Mexico City Mayor

By Eric Priezkalns 27 Jan 2023 Privacy & Intellectual Property

A special team illegally gathered intelligence by using an IMSI-catcher and recording private phone conversations.


UK Leads Drive for Better IoT Security

By Eric Priezkalns 14 Dec 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

A new law will result in tougher security requirements for manufacturers of IoT devices. It is associated with a European standard that will likely become the global baseline.


Government and Regulator Asks High Court to Scrap GVG National RA Contract with Lesotho

By Eric Priezkalns 10 Oct 2022 Assurance & Audit

Government Minister Samuel Rapapa says Global Voice Group (GVG) was awarded its contract illegally.


Children Used for Giant Fraud on Comms Services Subsidized by US Government

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Sep 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

It is good that poor children can go online. It is bad if government subsidies allow a four year old to obtain 1,042 broadband accounts.


What Is the Cost of Rogers’ 15-Hour National Outage?

By Eric Priezkalns 12 Jul 2022 General

A leading Canadian telco failed emergency services, banks and retailers as well as phone users, but the cost of the backlash is likely to be far worse than just the revenues lost and compensation paid.


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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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