Telco That Unlawfully Billed AT&T Ordered to Repay $1mn
AT&T first withheld payment from LEC-MI in 2013, but mediation dragged on as they argued about LEC-MI’s liability for its agents.
How CDR Analysis Caught a Murderer
Gregory Lewis was convicted of kidnapping and murdering an employee of a Verizon store he wanted to rob. His lawyers argued otherwise, but CDRs showed Lewis was at the location of each crime.
RAG TV: Colin Yates on IRSF and Europol
Why are so few telco fraudsters punished? Is it sufficient to block the top ten IRSF destinations? Does RA suffer a lack of innovation? These and other questions were covered in this week’s episode.
Indian Telco and Bank Ordered to Compensate SIM Swap Victim
All of the stolen money will now be refunded to the customer, more than three years after it was taken.
UK Court Extends “Very Effective” Block on Pirate Football Streams
Pirate servers used to stream English Premier League games will be legally blocked by ISPs for the duration of the 2018/19 season.
7-Year Simbox Prosecution Raises Doubts about Telco Role in Fighting Crime
Journalists questioned why the police had Vodafone UK provide forensic help for a case involving a simboxer on their network.
Dish Network Fined $280mn for Telemarketing Calls
The judge considered the penalty justified because of ‘millions and millions’ of sales calls made to people on the USA’s National Do Not Call Registry.
Disclosing Exploits Will Protect Online Trade
The PATCH Act would be a step towards the US government protecting the safe transit of goods and services in cyberspace like it protects them on the high seas.
How to POCA Hole in Telecoms Crime
We can stop fraud by using the law to confiscate proceeds. Join our campaign to make full use of the UK Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and set a precedent that other nations could follow.