Commsrisk @Commsrisk
Insider commentary on the risks faced by comms providers and their customers since 2006. commsrisk.com Joined March 2010-
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Congressman Wants Trump to Authorize US Corporate Pirate Raids on ‘Scam Farms’ in Foreign Countries - commsrisk.com/?p=51835 There are a lot of crazy people in the USA. Some of them are running the USA.
This is just one of the many social media posts that never seem to result in five armed police arresting a man as soon as he lands at Heathrow Airport.
Mobile Money: So Much Growth, So Many Questions - commsrisk.com/?p=51720 Collaboration in fraud prevention has not kept pace with the rate at which users adopt mobile money services.
Commsrisk Top Ten for August 2025 - commsrisk.com/?p=51820 The most popular Commsrisk articles of last month included lots of statistics and lots of photographs of SMS blasters.
French Government Switches to Secure National Instant Messaging Platform - commsrisk.com/?p=51744 A circular dated July 25 wants French public servants to make more use of Tchap from September 1.
Belgium Tightens Controls on SIM Swaps Following Orange Privacy Breach - commsrisk.com/?p=51857 Hackers obtained data about 850,000 customers of Orange Belgium.
Third Smishing SMS Blaster Car Stopped in Ho Chi Minh City This Month - commsrisk.com/?p=51760 The messages sent by these fake base stations impersonated Vietcombank and Vietnam Post.
17 Year Old Chinese Girl Accused of Selling Boyfriend into Myanmar Scam Compound Slavery - commsrisk.com/?p=51726 She was allegedly paid RMB100,000 (USD13,950) for the boy.
Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines - commsrisk.com/?p=51544 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 - commsrisk.com/?p=51401 A new bill from Senators Gallego and Justice would change the dynamic for scams by giving US consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls.
South African Risk Association Demands Simbox Ban - commsrisk.com/?p=51448 A new report from the Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) outlines a potential national strategy for risk, resilience and security.
Australian Complaints about Scam SMS Down 97% from Peak - commsrisk.com/?p=51596 Complaints to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) about scam voice calls have also tumbled 91% over a four-year period.
Third Thai SMS Blaster Bust in 2 Weeks; Second Vietnamese Bust in a Week - commsrisk.com/?p=51651 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.
Law Firm That Threatened Commsrisk Faces Disciplinary Action for Representing $4bn Cryptocurrency Fraudsters - commsrisk.com/?p=51418 Carter-Ruck sent libel threats to financial experts who rightly warned that OneCoin was a giant scam.
Germany Deactivating Three Times as Many Phone Numbers for Spam SMS than Last Year - commsrisk.com/?p=51560 We also analyze other updates to the Global Fraud Dashboard.
Chinese Crime Boss Linked to Car in Second Thai SMS Blaster Raid within a Week - commsrisk.com/?p=51584
Foreign National Arrested for Driving Smishing SMS Blasters around Vietnam - commsrisk.com/?p=51508 The fake base stations sent messages claiming recipients had to pay a traffic fine.
Police Raid Seizes 11 Simboxes - commsrisk.com/?p=51385 The simboxes had been offered for resale from a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that went out of business.
Thais Caught with Smishing SMS Blaster Say Chinese Boss Paid $75 per Day - commsrisk.com/?p=51520 Mobile operator AIS worked with police to locate the fake base station just 6 days after it was first driven around Bangkok.
These Graphs Show the UK Is Better at Reducing Unwanted Calls than the USA - commsrisk.com/?p=51468 Josh Bercu of USTelecom epitomizes one of the worst faults of the US comms sector: the selective use of data to exaggerate the effectiveness of consumer protection policies.

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