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SMS for 2FA security – who are they kidding?
SMS was deprecated as authentication more than a decade ago, yet Twitter announced that it will only allow its users to secure their accounts with SMS-based 2FA Read more…
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India’s TRAI reaches out to ensure new bulk SMS rules are implemented
India’s TRAI wants to ensure seamless implementation of its new regulations to curb unsolicited commercial communications (UCC) through SMS. Read more…
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SMS grey routes are expected to generate massive revenue leakages
Whitepaper provides never before published statistics of historic and forecast impact of grey routes on messaging business from 2010 to 2024. Read more…
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Indian court directs regulator to enforce regulations curbing UCC via SMS
India’s telecom regulator has been ordered to ensure “complete and strict” implementation of the regulation to curb UCC via SMS. Read more…
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ACCC may drop regulation of wholesale mobile voice/SMS
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it has commenced a public inquiry to decide whether to extend, vary or revoke the domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS) declaration, or whether to make a Read more…
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BICS launches firewall to optimize SMS traffic and prevent bypass
BICS has announced the launch of Local SMS Firewall, a fully-managed end-to-end solution which allows operators to protect and optimize their SMS traffic and revenues. The product manages all A2P and P2P activity, filters it Read more…
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A2P SMS will make more money that P2P SMS by 2022: Ovum
Global revenues from application-to-person (A2P) SMS will finally exceed revenues from person-to-person (P2P) SMS by 2022, totalling $43 billion, even though A2P SMS traffic will be less than half of P2P SMS traffic by that time. Read more…
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Mongolia’s G-Mobile enlists PCCW Global to fight SMS fraud
Mongolian mobile network operator G-Mobile has signed a services agreement with PCCW Global to utilize its A2P ValueMax solution to prevent SMS fraud, maximize SMS revenue and enhance the subscriber experience. Cellcos are victims of Read more…
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TPG Internet fined over $290,000 for sending SMS spam
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined TPG Internet A$360,000 (around $290,000) for breaching the country’s 2013 Spam Act. The fine follows an investigation by the ACMA into complaints from consumers that they had Read more…
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Criminals are exploiting SS7 and SMS-based authentication to drain bank accounts
ITEM: Cyber criminals are reportedly exploiting long-existing security flaws in the SS7 signaling network to hack SMS-based two-factor authentication for banking services and successfully steal money from their customers. That’s according to Motherboard, citing a Read more…
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Telstra exchange fire inadvertently proves that SMS is a terrible security token
ITEM: Telstra experienced a major network outage Thursday that cut off voice services, shut down trains, delayed flights and – weirdly – sent SMSs to the wrong phones. Which is humorous until you remember that Read more…