MTN Ghana Insiders Amongst Five Arrested for Attempting $280,000 SIM Swap Frauds
The gang had already stolen GHC200,000 (USD27,000) before they were caught using mobile apps to make three more bank withdrawals.
The gang had already stolen GHC200,000 (USD27,000) before they were caught using mobile apps to make three more bank withdrawals.
Data supposedly gathered to track the spread of COVID-19 included each customer’s mobile money transactions and bank details.
Francis Afful of MTN Ghana and Guy Howie of Biaas were the guests for a show that was entertaining, varied and informative.
MTN Ghana will not have succeeded without taking risks, raising a question about regulators punishing telcos for good decisions.
The #U4Know campaign focuses on four key security tips for customers.
The wildest Hollywood conspiracy plot is easier to follow than the story of the contract for Ghana’s third national RA auditor.
The crime depended on a telco employee changing the PIN codes for SIMs used by mobile money merchants.
Judging by press headlines, Ghana’s intense public arguments about fraud management, price controls and interconnection reveal a worsening rift between government and telcos.