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Notorious SIM-Swapping, Malware-Spreading, Bomb-Threatening Hackers Arrested

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Sep 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

The accused are said to have harassed enemies by taking control of phone accounts and sending bomb threats to 1,066 kindergartens.


Chinese Fugitives Charged with Hacking 100 Firms Including Telcos

By Eric Priezkalns 23 Sep 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said the Chinese state had made the country ‘safe for their own cyber criminals’.


Is GRAPA Giving Loans to Unemployed RAFM Managers?

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Jul 2020 Education & Conferences

If you create lots of different websites for multiple front organizations you may fail to notice when one has been hacked.


Vigilante Hacker Spies on Scam Call Center Using Their Own CCTV and Call Recording Systems

By Eric Priezkalns 4 Mar 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Fraudsters in Gurgaon, India, were raided by police after British hacker Jim Browning published recordings of their crimes.


Dutch Withdraw 100 Phone Numbers Used for Fake Help Desks

By Eric Priezkalns 28 Feb 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

The numbers were used by English-speaking fraudsters wanting to obtain remote access to their victims’ computers.


Hackers Fool Telco Staff into Installing Remote Desktop Software, Claims Magazine

By Eric Priezkalns 13 Feb 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Persuading the unwary to allow remote access to their computers is an old trick, but it supposedly is used to execute SIM swaps.


T-Mobile US Data Breach Hits Million Prepay Customers

By Eric Priezkalns 25 Nov 2019 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Though no financial data was compromised, there will be an increased risk of account takeovers.


Persistent Cyber Attack Targeted Networks for Years

By Rob Chapman 7 Aug 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

Investigation work by security consultancy Cybereason found that a group of state-sponsored hackers have been gradually infiltrating telco networks since at least 2012.


Did Saudi Arabia Hack the Amazon CEO’s Phone?

By Marianne Curphey 18 Apr 2019 Risk, Fraud & Security

The Saudis have undoubtedly invested in spytech, but not everyone agrees they were involved in a conspiracy to blackmail Jeff Bezos.


The Vulnerability of Voicemail

By Eric Priezkalns 24 Aug 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

Security engineer Martin Vigo has shown how quick and easy it is to hack anybody’s voicemail. That access can then be used to take control of WhatsApp, PayPal and more.


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World’s Largest Dark Web Market Taken Down


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    AB Handshake Is SWIFT for Telecoms
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    I don't half the groups on this list. Some of them must be doing almost nothing.

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