Media
South Korea Fights Vishing Scams with Singing and Martial Arts
TV celebrity and taekwondo champion Na Tae‑ju warns the public about voice phishing with fists and melody.
New IMSI-Catcher Spy Adverts on YouTube
Social media companies need to be regulated if they will not voluntarily remove adverts for the tools of crime.
Brazil, France, Taiwan, UK: Why Comprehensive SMS Blaster News Updates Are Now Impossible
It is natural to desire certainty but we must be wary of flawed assumptions, incomplete data and misinformation.
Financial Times Documentary Explains Cybercrime, IMSI-Catchers and Scam Compounds
The producers spent over a year researching the global empires of Chinese cyber fraud syndicates, traveling the world to interview police, criminals and me.
Explaining the Global Scam Messaging Ecosystem to the Public
I was interviewed by Dexter Thomas for this week's episode of his podcast and YouTube show about the impact of technology.
7 Weird Things about the Massive New York Simbox Bust
It is remarkable to see how much has been said about the threats supposedly uncovered by the US Secret Service in New York last week, and how little has been said about preventing similar criminal operations being set up in future.
Shocking IMSI‑catcher Shopping Mall Surveillance Advert Returns to YouTube
In a world where everybody talks about using AI to stop crime, why is Google not vetting video adverts for equipment used by scammers?
What Mainstream Media Treats as News vs. Real News about Bad Actors Exploiting the Comms Sector
Scammers are winning for lots of reasons, but one of the reasons is that anti-scam policies are influenced by cherrypicked pseudo-statistics instead of transparent objective robust data.
Will Right-Wing Media Drive the Reform of the US Anti-Scam Strategy?
The CEO of Telnyx told readers of The Daily Caller that the FCC had applied an 'abusive' interpretation of its powers.
GVG Hires Top London Law Firm Carter-Ruck to Threaten Commsrisk
One of the world's most notorious lawfare businesses has been tasked with muting our coverage of the battles between Global Voice Group and various governments.
AI Bot Spams LinkedIn with Cybersecurity Posts
As you would expect, the US social network either does not know or does not care that it is a conduit for automated spam.
Facebook Ad for SMS Blaster Prompts Senator to Demand Change to Philippine Law
Senator Mark Villar highlighted the use of social media to sell devices that can send smishing messages from a portable backpack.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
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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