Fraud and Security
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Vodafone’s struggling German business took yet another setback this week after it received two fines worth €45 million over cybersecurity failings. -
As telecom fraud continues to drain billions from global networks each year, industry players are under pressure to adopt smarter, more adaptive strategies.
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The malware behind the massive data breach at SK Telecom remained undetected in the telco’s systems as far back as 2022, the company has revealed.
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India and Pakistan have cooled tensions not seen since the late ’90s, after a dramatic exchange of fire brought the two nuclear-armed nations closer to war than they’ve been in decades. But while missiles and drones dominated headlines, a new report suggests the wave of apparent cyberattacks that accompanied the clashes was largely fiction.
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From 5G standalone to network APIs and everything in between, here are 8 learnings from ITW 2025.
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The CEO of Orange Wholesale International talks about models to add value in a changing telco world
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A Bristol-based startup has successfully completed a £1.7 million contract to develop small-scale quantum-based technologies capable of protecting UK telecom networks.
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PXC’s Ashley Butcher talks about the benefits of managed security in a complex threat environment
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Telstra International’s Roary Stasko talks about the company’s newly announced network of the future
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The Japanese government is looking at toughening anti-fraud rules to potentially force telcos to preserve phone and app communication histories.
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Ofcom has moved to ban the leasing of mobile network signalling numbers, closing a loophole that has enabled criminals to intercept texts, track individuals’ locations, and exploit UK telecom infrastructure for malicious purposes.
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UK researchers have successfully conducted the country’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network.
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AI was once again front and centre at Google Cloud Next 2025. CEO Sundar Pichai opened the show by reaffirming Alphabet’s long-standing approach: “to always bring our latest AI advances into the full layers of our stack: Products and platforms”.
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Proximus Global, through its messaging security arm 365squared, has launched 365guard, an AI-powered platform designed to help mobile network operators (MNOs) fight back against the growing wave of SMS fraud, spam, and ‘smishing’ attacks.
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XConnect has acquired Sekura.id, a provider of mobile identity, authentication and fraud prevention services.
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The UK government has unveiled its upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a new legislation designed to bolster the nation's cyber defences by expanding regulatory oversight to include a broader range of digital services and supply chains.
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Malware rarely targets graphics processing units (GPUs), but analysts at cybersecurity firm Zscaler have uncovered a new strain that does exactly that — executing parts of its code on the GPU to help evade detection.
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European cloud providers have called for a “Trump-proof” digital infrastructure, calling on the continent to prioritise independence from non-European governmental influence amid rising geopolitical tensions.
