The ‘Amazing’ Correlation that Reveals the Flaw in US Robocalling Rules
Data shows that fraudsters have perverted STIR/SHAKEN to obtain positive attestations for robocalls made to US consumers.
Google Objects to Film Studio Demands to Block Popular App Used by Pirates
Google wants to intervene in legal action that concerns blocking the distribution of Popcorn Time software.
Would You Allow Foreign Workers to See Your CDRs?
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel wants to know who has visibility of usage data before deciding if a foreign-owned business can provide comms services to Americans.
12-Year Prison Sentence for $200mn Handset Fraudster
Muhammad Fahd bribed AT&T insiders like Marc Sapatin to unlock handsets and infect the operator’s systems with malware.
Alleged $14mn SMS Scammer Concedes 3-Year Extradition Fight
New York prosecutors claim Eugeni ‘Zhenya’ Tsvetnenko took the largest share of profits from a premium SMS auto-enrolling scam.
Money Launderer Admits to Operating $311mn Bitcoin Mixer for Darknet Businesses
Larry Harmon’s ‘Helix’ mixer obscured the origins of cryptocurrency earned by drug dealers and other illegal enterprises.
Robocalling Far-Right Conspiracy Theorists Threatened with $5mn FCC Fine
Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl used robocalls to suppress the vote in the US 2020 elections by lying about the use of voter data.
T-Mobile US Data Breach Affects Over 40mn People
The mobile operator said hackers had compromised data for 7.8mn postpaid customers, 850,000 prepaid customers, and 40mn records for former or prospective customers.
Huawei Accused of Using ‘Backdoor’ to Spy on Pakistan
A US business filed court documents claiming they created a data exchange system for the Lahore police only for Huawei to demand remote access from China.
Moment of Truth for US Anti-Spoofing Strategy
The number of US robocalls was used to justify enormous expenditure on STIR/SHAKEN but there is less enthusiasm for using the same number to measure its performance in practice.