Belgium to Introduce Automated Blocking of SMS Messages
A new law from Deputy Prime Minister Petra De Sutter is focused on improving communications services for consumers.
Orange CEO Resigns Following Fraud Conviction
Stéphane Richard was given a one-year suspended sentence relating to the misuse of public funds in 2008 whilst he was an aide to French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde.
Must Telcos Pay Carriers That Evaded Tax for the Services Provided?
Colt entered a legal battle after refusing to pay USD5mn of invoices to an Italian VoIP carrier that appeared to be engaging in VAT fraud.
Aussie Hacker Made $500,000 by Finding and Reselling Netflix Credentials
23 year old Sydney web developer Evan McMahon was shown leniency because of his age and autism.
American Lawyers Turn Anti-Robocall Law Into Hot Steaming Mess
Do not blame Sonia Sotomayor and the Supreme Court of the United States for correctly reading an ineptly written law.
Why the UK’s Supreme Court May Have to Decide If Simboxes Are Legal
The UK could have just passed a law to ban GSM gateways, like other countries do. Layers of bureaucracy made a mess instead.
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.