Tag: politics
Did a British SMS Honeypot Discover Election Fraud in the US Midterms?
A spam message about 'cell signal coverage' linked to a poll harvesting data about supporters of two Republicans competing in the Texas Senate primary.
Former Subex Executive Runs for Governor of Colorado
John Brooks extolled the virtues of automating revenue and cost assurance within telcos. His manifesto proposes to do the same for government.
China Takes Lead at Global Fraud Summit
All countries are invited to join an intergovernmental alliance of law enforcement against telecom and cyber fraud, with a permanent secretariat in China.
Congressman Wants Trump to Authorize US Corporate Pirate Raids on ‘Scam Farms’ in Foreign Countries
There are a lot of crazy people in the USA. Some of them are running the USA.
Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines
Were they spying on phone users or committing fraud? Tense relations with China and the politicization of similar arrests makes it difficult to judge.
“Keep Call Centers in America Act” Would Transform the Global Anti-Fraud Landscape
A new bipartisan bill from Senators Ruben Gallego and Jim Justice would give consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls and hence challenge assumptions about how to tackle cross-border scams.
31% of Americans Say They Get a Scam Call Every Day
Pew has conducted a new survey of 9,397 adults that indicates phone scams are much worse than US industry insiders have been claiming.
Amateur Sleuths Plot Route of Tokyo SMS Blaster and Other News about Fake Base Stations
We might need to start doing a regular global round-up of news involving crimes and fake base stations.
Phone of Top White House Aide Hacked and Impersonated; AI Vishing Suspected
Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff in the Trump administration, was previously attacked by agents of Iran.
Belgium Bugged Huawei’s Lobbying of European Parliamentarians at Football Games
National security agents planted listening devices in a corporate box at Anderlecht's stadium because Huawei had hired it to schmooze MEPs.
Victims’ Associations Want New US Sanctions Against Cambodian Scam Compounds
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was told to adopt a tougher stance on Cambodian trafficking and corruption than his predecessors.
Can a UN Agency Block Spectrum When Sovereignty Is Disputed?
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer advanced a legal argument about ITU control of spectrum that would have profound implications for conflicts in Ukraine and Taiwan if taken seriously.
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Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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