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Deputies approved amendments to combat fraud and strengthen control. The State Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted amendments to the legislation on communications and the Internet. The new rules significantly tighten the requirements for telecom operators, instant messengers, and popular...

The state has been fighting the so-called "gray" SIM cards for several years. Bill No. 647048-8, submitted to the State Duma for consideration, marked an important milestone in this work aimed at fraudsters, "telephone" criminals and terrorists. Changes in the legislation are aimed at...

Why has the number of active SIM cards on Earth exceeded the number of people on Earth? According to analytics company GSMA Intellingence, the number of active SIM cards on Earth has exceeded 7.2 billion and continues to grow five times faster than the number of people on Earth. That is, in...

The organizers of a large fraudulent scheme are already awaiting their verdict. In Zambia, an Internet fraud scandal broke out, in which Chinese citizens were involved. This week, 22 Chinese men pleaded guilty to cyber crimes committed as part of a" sophisticated online fraud syndicate." They...

Three defendants called citizens, asked them for confidential information about the financial number and reissued SIM cards in order to get hold of the victims money. The indictment was sent to the court, and they face up to 15 years in prison. In August 2023, the cyber police of the...

There are more than 100 victims of fraudsters actions. In Tver, the activities of a group of young Internet scammers consisting of seven local college students aged 19 to 21 were stopped. Employees of the Department for Combating Cybercrime of the Regional Ministry of Internal Affairs, together...

In recent raids, the FSB seized more than 300,000 SIM cards. The Federal Service of Russia conducted a large-scale operation to combat the illegal distribution of SIM cards in 40 regions of the country. During the raids, more than 600 SIM boxes and about 300 thousand SIM cards were confiscated...

Buying a SIM card for migrants may become more difficult: what the new draft law changes. The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation has prepared a draft law introducing new requirements for foreign citizens and stateless persons when purchasing...

In Russia, new rules for the turnover of SIM cards may be introduced – in particular, it is proposed not to activate them until the Ministry of Internal Affairs checks the new subscriber. The new measures may complicate the process of connecting to mobile networks for Russian citizens and...

The Philippine authorities announced the seizure of a record batch of SIM cards in the city of Pasig, which should have been, but did not come to the disposal of fraudsters and cybercriminals. Local media with reference to the Center for Investigation and Coordination of Cybercrime (CICC) report...

Spanish police say they have arrested 55 members of the Black Panthers group, including one of its leaders. Law enforcement officials say that the hack group specialized in spoofing SIM cards and carding, resorting to social engineering, vishing (voice phishing)and phishing. According to the...

Cybercriminals have adopted so-called "Russian", "encrypted" or "white" SIM cards, which allow them to change phone numbers and distort the caller's voice. Motherboard was informed about this by the anonymous owner of a site that sells such "sims". According to the seller, the SIM-cards offered...

The PRC authorities call this step part of efforts to "protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens in cyberspace", as well as to combat telephone and Internet fraud. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC announced that mobile operators will be obliged to...