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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.


US Telcos Vulnerable to Prepaid SIM Swaps, Say Researchers

By Eric Priezkalns 20 Jan 2020 Risk, Fraud & Security

Princeton academics tested how little information was needed to persuade five US mobile telcos to execute a SIM swap.


Scorn for Web Identity Scheme of US Mobile Operators

By Eric Priezkalns 18 Sep 2018 Risk, Fraud & Security

The operators want to authenticate subscribers when they use online services provided by other businesses.


Telco Boss Cloned Phones; Gets 6 Year Prison Term

By Eric Priezkalns 17 Apr 2017 Risk, Fraud & Security

Ramon Batista admitted that his telco had cloned mobile phones and used the compromised accounts to make international calls, resulting in losses of almost USD800,000 for Sprint and Verizon.


From Losing CDRs to Losing Cars…

By Eric Priezkalns 30 Nov 2016 Assurance & Audit

Verizon’s purchase of a vehicle-tracking business shows how telco business models are evolving, and why assurance roles need to evolve as well.


Capex Optimization: For growth, or defense?

By John Brooks 16 Jul 2015 Assurance & Audit

Operators need to invest in network capex just to retain customers. To prevent declining margins, they also need to offer more services than before.


Irene: Losing and Gaining

By Eric Priezkalns 1 Sep 2011 Risk, Fraud & Security

They say every cloud has a silver lining. Finding an upside to tropical storm Irene, which battered the East coast of the USA, may not…


Verizon Wireless Demands USD233k from Small Businessman

By Eric Priezkalns 19 Jul 2011 Assurance & Audit

This news story speaks for itself; see the video below. The real question: why do telcos keep getting bills so wrong?


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