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Scattered Spider: New Cyber Attack Targets Telcos

By David Morrow 18 Jan 2023 Risk, Fraud & Security

CrowdStrike details a campaign that combines social engineering, smishing and remote code execution to infiltrate the systems of telcos, sometimes with the intention to perform SIM swaps.


Zeus OTP Malware Trail Leads to Russian Cyberwarfare

By David Morrow 30 Nov 2022 Cold War 2

The ‘JabberZeus’ cybercrime group were behind a wave of frauds that relied upon intercepting one time passwords sent by SMS.


London Thief Exploits Yet Another Flaw with SMS OTPs

By Eric Priezkalns 15 Sep 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

A serial criminal is taking phones from gym lockers and using them to remove thousands of pounds from bank accounts.


Is Flash Calling a Fraud?

By Eric Priezkalns 21 Jul 2022 Risk, Fraud & Security

Businesses like Whatsapp are intentionally using the A-number of calls that are not connected as a free mechanism for passing data to apps on a user’s phone.


Police Arrest Child Following $36mn Crypto SIM Swap

By Eric Priezkalns 22 Nov 2021 Digital Money

Canadian law generally prohibits the naming of offenders aged 17 or under.


Now You Can Buy Bots That Steal SMS OTPs

By Eric Priezkalns 5 Nov 2021 Digital Money

Crooks are selling software that automates social engineering. Bots call targets and ask for one-time passwords that are used to take control of bank, cryptocurrency and PayPal accounts.


Is There a New Kind of Wangiri That Targets Firms Issuing One Time Passwords?

By Eric Priezkalns 15 Sep 2021 Risk, Fraud & Security

No evidence was presented to back a recent assertion about a new fraud becoming more common, but the risk is genuine.


Research Shows Recycling Phone Numbers Threatens Privacy

By Eric Priezkalns 18 May 2021 Privacy & Intellectual Property

Academics from Princeton found more than half the numbers they obtained could be linked to personal data about former users.


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