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Aussie Police Arrest Suspected Number Porting Fraudster

A Melbourne man is alleged to have succeeded in porting 44 phone numbers belonging to other people by submitting 193 different porting requests.

Delay of New US Rules to Prevent SIM Swap and Port-Out Frauds

US government agencies like to tell the private sector about the urgent need to protect the public from harm, but that does not translate into bureaucrats doing their jobs more rapidly.

Indian Regulator Proposes Number Porting Delay to Counter SIM Swap Fraud

TRAI is asking if mobile number porting should be prohibited within 10 days of a SIM replacement.

Aussie Telco KYC Failures Prompt Large Fine

Circles.Life was given an AUD199,800 fine and will pay another AUD100,000 to compensate customers after failing to perform identity checks that would have stopped frauds.

South Africa Seeks to Reduce Number Port Fraud

The South African regulator may demand an extra verification code be added to the porting process, but not everyone agrees that phone hijacking is linked to bank fraud.

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