Tag: Telegram
FBI Warns that US Government Officials Get Scammed with the Same SMS-OCS Combo as Everyone Else
Have you ever wondered if your country's leaders have below-average intellect?
WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat Have 2 Months to Comply with New Indian SIM Binding Rule
Spammers and scammers use SIMs and simboxes to make huge numbers of online communication accounts. India's government and telcos are standing up to US internet firms like Meta which benefit from this abuse.
Police Find SMS Blaster Hoard in Cambodia
Stopping a car with one rogue base station led the police to a Phnom Penh lock-up which stored many others.
14 Defendants Face Paris Trial for $23mn SMS Blaster Smishing Scams
A suspected bomb in a car driven by a woman named Zoé led to a Chinese arms dealer with a Peruvian driving license, and then to much more.
French Government Switches to Secure National Instant Messaging Platform
A circular dated July 25 wants French public servants to make more use of Tchap from September 1.
Third Thai SMS Blaster Bust in 2 Weeks; Second Vietnamese Bust in a Week
Close examination of photographs suggest the same kind of equipment was being used in both Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City. Police are also stepping up in the UK.
Thais Caught with Smishing SMS Blaster Say Chinese Boss Paid $75 per Day
Mobile operator AIS worked with police to locate the fake base station just 6 days after it was first driven around Bangkok.
What an American Hacker’s Methods Tells Us about a Flaw in Fraud Prevention Strategies
Cameron Wagenius used an online alias to sell customer data stolen from Verizon and AT&T while he was serving in the US Army.
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.
What Happened Whilst Commsrisk Was Away?
A clever innovation that will reduce smishing in India, a potentially huge development in the way China will tackle Asian scam compounds, another US robocall failure dressed up as success, and an arrest with serious implications in France.
Same Sh*t, Different Channels: Arresting the Telegram CEO
Individual nations that try to control global comms are pretending they can enforce their culture's moral expectations everywhere.
What Is the Real Risk Posed by Telegram Creating a Bypass Route for SMS OTPs?
Some worry that the popular messaging app will turn millions of phones into the equivalent of simboxes, but there is a deeper lesson to be learned about the factors which determine value.
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