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Will Privacy Laws Change to Let Machines Search SMS Texts for Fraud Content?

A European trend emerges when looking at changes to law and public consultations across Belgium, Poland, Ireland and Spain.

Orange Poland Warn Old Android Phones Infected with Malware to Make IRSF Fraud Calls

But consumers pushed back by suggesting methods that would stop fraud without the need to purchase a new handset.

‘Winter Vivern’ Hackers Target Pro-Ukraine Telcos

These bad actors use a combination of techniques including phishing websites and malicious documents that are tailored to their prey.

Wangiri News from Iran, Kazakhstan, Norway, Poland and Turkey

Our new round-up includes a telco that failed to block a large wangiri attack despite implementing an anti-wangiri blocking system.

Wangiri Warnings in Belgium, Greece, Iran and Poland

If Belgium's phone users are expected to report suspicious phone numbers then telcos should do the same.

Wangiri Warnings in Czechia, Greece and Poland

They say you must be insane to repeat the same act whilst expecting a new result. Consider the sanity of relying on repeated warnings to protect customers from the world's most common phone scam.

Alleged Huawei Spies Begin Trial in Poland

The prosecution claims a former Polish secret service agent gave advice to a Huawei employee on how to evade cybersecurity monitoring.

Notorious SIM-Swapping, Malware-Spreading, Bomb-Threatening Hackers Arrested

The accused are said to have harassed enemies by taking control of phone accounts and sending bomb threats to 1,066 kindergartens.

Wangiri Warnings This Year: Belgium, Costa Rica, Finland, Ireland, Kenya, Lithuania and Poland

There has been no fall in the number of times the public is alerted to spikes in wangiri fraud, but the content of the warnings has evolved.

Big Bill for Charity That Tracked Roaming Stork

Polish environmental group EcoLogic was charged for voice calls made in Sudan.

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