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NSA and GCHQ Steal Keys to SIM Cards
The Intercept has broken a major story about US and UK intelligence agencies hacking into a SIM card manufacturer and stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of mobile phone users...
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talkRA is Changing!
Did you know talkRA has published more than 950 posts? We have averaged two posts per week since October 2006. But as we near one thousand, it is time to make talkRA even bigger, and better, than...
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Revenue Assurance Group: Save the date
As we’re settling nicely into 2015, it’s time for the first Revenue Assurance Group meeting of the year. So save the date! When: Thursday, 16th April, 2015 (10:00-17:00) Where: 4th floor, Descartes...
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Commsrisk Beta is Online
The new home of talkRA, commsrisk.com, is online and ready to accept visitors! This is the beta test phase for the new website, so if you spot an issue, please tell us. You can do so via the new site’s...
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Visa Uses Mobile Phone Location To Verify Card Payments
Visa, the credit card company, has announced it will use software on mobile phones to determine their location when customers make credit card payments. The aim is to verify if the phone is in the same...
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Hackers Steal TalkTalk Customer Data
Customers of UK telco TalkTalk have seen a big increase in the number of malicious scam attempts after their data was stolen by hackers, according to The Register. TalkTalk said the following about the...
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Wearable Tech 2015 Conference Report
The Wearable Technology Show 2015 showcased new devices which will collect vast amounts of new data, most of which will be stored in the cloud. Attendees recognized the risks, but the novelty of the...
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Malawi CDR ‘Spy Machine’ Coming Soon
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has announced its long-delayed national telecoms revenue assurance system will be implemented soon. Whilst MACRA calls it their Consolidated ICT...
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Hackers Charged With Stealing One Billion Email Addresses
Prosecutors in the USA accuse two Vietnamese of hacking into 8 email providers, in order to unleash spam which generated USD2mn of revenues via the marketing websites of a Canadian conspirator. You can...
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LATRO Claims Innovative Tech For Simbox Detection
Bypass fraud using simboxes has received a lot of coverage recently, so I was intrigued to learn that LATRO, fraud detection specialists, claim to possess a new technology that will identify simboxes...
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