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Analysis of a SMS Bank Phishing Campaign in Ireland

In this guest post, Cathal McDaid, Chief Technology Officer at AdaptiveMobile Security takes a detailed look at a recent SMS phishing campaign undertaken against an Irish bank, and documents some new twists to the attack not seen before in the hope of preventing their effectiveness elsewhere.

MEFSeptember 2, 2020

DCB Fraud Mobile Payments

The DCB story has a beginning and an end you may not know

As part of a series from MEF's new working group looking at DCB Fraud David Lotfi, CEO of MEF Member and cyberscurity specialists Evina shares details of a case study showing how their MNO client was able to reduce complaints and fraud rate while boosting revenue thanks to their collaboration…

MEFAugust 20, 2020

Carrier Billing DCB Fraud Mobile Content Mobile Payments

The fox guarding the henhouse: revenue sharing/traffic & DCB Fraud

Expanding on a recent Industry Views post discussing DCB fraud, Olubunmi Fatiregun, Chief Security Officer for VAS2Nets Technologies explains in more detail why traffic or revenue sharing business models are problematic for the whole industry. Carrier billing brings several benefits to mobile operators. While the threat of fraud is serious,…

MEFAugust 6, 2020

Carrier Billing DCB Fraud Mobile Payments

Industry Views: Why business models based on revenue sharing do not work when it comes to preventing DCB fraud

Earlier this year MEF’s DCB working group kicked off a new programme to look at tackling fraud in Direct Carrier Billing (DCB). The cross-stakeholder group is currently developing a fraud framework to seek industry alignment and help market education to ensure a sustainable trusted channel. When looking at fraud detection…

MEFJuly 30, 2020

5 minutes with DCB Fraud Enterprise Communications Interviews Mobile Payments

5 minutes with… Evina

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, CEO David Lotfi introduces cyber security specialists Evina. We are an independent cybersecurity company with a unique focus that enables us to not only keep our…

MEFJuly 14, 2020

DCB Fraud

Analysis of a SMS Bank Phishing Campaign in Ireland

The DCB story has a beginning and an end you may not know

The fox guarding the henhouse: revenue sharing/traffic & DCB Fraud

Industry Views: Why business models based on revenue sharing do not work when it comes to preventing DCB fraud

5 minutes with… Evina

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DCB Fraud

Analysis of a SMS Bank Phishing Campaign in Ireland

The DCB story has a beginning and an end you may not know

The fox guarding the henhouse: revenue sharing/traffic & DCB Fraud

Industry Views: Why business models based on revenue sharing do not work when it comes to preventing DCB fraud

5 minutes with… Evina

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