Is India Really Cracking Down on Phone Scams?
Internet vigilante and YouTuber Jim Browning used his hacking skills to obtain compelling evidence about the bosses of an Indian scam call center who were then arrested but never prosecuted.
Twitter Blocked Big Telcos in India, Russia and Indonesia in Vain Bid to Reduce Bots
Customers of some of the world’s biggest telcos were unable to access their Twitter accounts.
India Consults on Using Calling Name Presentation to Tackle Scam Calls
TRAI has outlined four ways Indian telcos could show recipients the names of people and businesses that are calling them.
Do Indian Police Raids Signal Change of Attitude to Scam Call Centers?
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation said they acted on intelligence from foreign police, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Twitter Whistleblower Claims ‘Extreme, Egregious Deficiencies’ for Security, Privacy and Spam
If the claims are true, Twitter faces the collapse of its bid to force a takeover by Elon Musk plus enormous fines for violating FTC orders.
Chinese Telecoms Vendors Battle Indian Authorities over Tax Claims
There has been a flurry of investigations into Chinese-owned firms that import or manufacture phones, including Huawei and Xiaomi.
Mobileum Seeks More Takeovers
The California-headquartered suppliers of risk and security technology will also continue recruiting in India, which will be home to over two-thirds of their global headcount.
Indian Activist Challenges Police Use of Facial Recognition
The police in Hyderabad want to connect 440,000 CCTV cameras to their facial recognition system.
Indian Scam Call Centers Targeted by US Prosecutors
Six call centers are accused of generating ‘tens of millions of scam calls’.
Cyberattack Affects 10% of Subex Systems
The Indian risk and assurance technology vendor revealed hackers had knocked them offline via a stock market filing.