SIM swap scam

Vonage Protection Suite Wins a Best of Enterprise Connect Award

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Communication, Vinted, Risk, SIM, WhatsApp, SMS, Human voice, Fraud, API, SIM swap scam, Online shopping

HOLMDEL, N.J., March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), announced that its comprehensive portfolio of counter-fraud products and solutions, Vonage Protection Suite, has received a Best of Enterprise Connect Award in the Best Innovation for Systems Management category.

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"We are delighted to be awarded by Enterprise Connect for Protection Suite, one of the latest and most exciting advancements within our product portfolio," said Savinay Berry, EVP Product & Development for Vonage.
Built using Vonage APIs, the Vonage Protection Suite includes:
Vonage Fraud Defender - Vonage Fraud Defender is an easy-to-implement, fraud alerting and blocking solution.
Enterprise Connect attendees can experience an interactive demo of Protection Suite at the Vonage booth (#818) on the Enterprise Connect expo show floor, in addition to the opportunity to connect with members of the Company's executive team and experience the full portfolio of Vonage's latest technology.
The Best of Enterprise Connect Awards Program recognizes excellence and innovation in the enterprise communications and collaboration industry.

Appdome Delivers the World's First Real-Time Defense to Social Engineering Attacks on Mobile Apps

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Appdome, the mobile economy's one-stop shop for mobile app defense, today unveiled its new Social Engineering Prevention service on the Appdome Platform. The new service enables mobile brands to continuously detect, block and intervene the moment social engineering attacks attempt to exploit user trust or manipulate user behavior. The new service includes several new real-time defenses against voice phishing (vishing), remote desktop control, FaceID bypass, fake applications, and SIM swapping, all of which protect user safety, brand reputation, business continuity, and revenue generation.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Appdome , the mobile economy's one-stop shop for mobile app defense, today unveiled its new Social Engineering Prevention service on the Appdome Platform.
"Mobile brands and their users face serious consequences when social engineering attacks are successful, so organizations need solutions that can help detect and prevent such attacks for their mobile applications."
"Mobile brands are taking social engineering attacks seriously," said Tom Tovar, co-creator and CEO of Appdome.
Mobile brands can track and monitor social engineering attacks via Appdome's ThreatScope™ Mobile XDR, either before or after the deployment of social engineering prevention features.

Appdome Delivers the World's First Real-Time Defense to Social Engineering Attacks on Mobile Apps

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Appdome, the mobile economy's one-stop shop for mobile app defense, today unveiled its new Social Engineering Prevention service on the Appdome Platform. The new service enables mobile brands to continuously detect, block and intervene the moment social engineering attacks attempt to exploit user trust or manipulate user behavior. The new service includes several new real-time defenses against voice phishing (vishing), remote desktop control, FaceID bypass, fake applications, and SIM swapping, all of which protect user safety, brand reputation, business continuity, and revenue generation.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Appdome , the mobile economy's one-stop shop for mobile app defense, today unveiled its new Social Engineering Prevention service on the Appdome Platform.
"Mobile brands and their users face serious consequences when social engineering attacks are successful, so organizations need solutions that can help detect and prevent such attacks for their mobile applications."
"Mobile brands are taking social engineering attacks seriously," said Tom Tovar, co-creator and CEO of Appdome.
Mobile brands can track and monitor social engineering attacks via Appdome's ThreatScope™ Mobile XDR, either before or after the deployment of social engineering prevention features.

SOUTH AFRICAN MOBILE OPERATORS ANNOUNCE NEW SERVICES TO COMBAT FRAUD, AS PART OF GSMA OPEN GATEWAY INITIATIVE

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Cell C, Telecommunications, SIM, MWC, Fraud, SMS, SIM swap scam, API, Mobile network operator, Monolithic kernel, Insurance, Mobile phone

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, South African operators will now be able to implement world-class Number Verification and SIM Swap – Application Programme Interfaces (APIs) – to coincide with the start of MWC 2024. They will be available to all mobile commerce, financial institutions, and developers to create new services to combat digital fraud and protect South Africa's 47 million mobile subscribers.

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They will be available to all mobile commerce, financial institutions, and developers to create new services to combat digital fraud and protect South Africa's 47 million mobile subscribers.
South Africa saw a 24% surge in reported incidents of digital banking fraud in 2022, according to a report published last year by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC).
Given the alarming surge in digital banking fraud in South Africa, standardizing APIs by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) presents a promising avenue for mitigating such threats.
It is a simple evolution path for any business that uses mobile numbers and SMS One-Time-Passwords.

SOUTH AFRICAN MOBILE OPERATORS ANNOUNCE NEW SERVICES TO COMBAT FRAUD, AS PART OF GSMA OPEN GATEWAY INITIATIVE

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

Cell C, Telecommunications, SIM, MWC, Fraud, SMS, SIM swap scam, API, Mobile network operator, Monolithic kernel, Insurance, Mobile phone

JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, South African operators will now be able to implement world-class Number Verification and SIM Swap – Application Programme Interfaces (APIs) – to coincide with the start of MWC 2024. They will be available to all mobile commerce, financial institutions, and developers to create new services to combat digital fraud and protect South Africa's 47 million mobile subscribers.

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They will be available to all mobile commerce, financial institutions, and developers to create new services to combat digital fraud and protect South Africa's 47 million mobile subscribers.
South Africa saw a 24% surge in reported incidents of digital banking fraud in 2022, according to a report published last year by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC).
Given the alarming surge in digital banking fraud in South Africa, standardizing APIs by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) presents a promising avenue for mitigating such threats.
It is a simple evolution path for any business that uses mobile numbers and SMS One-Time-Passwords.

Vonage and AWS Leverage Communications and Network APIs to Deliver New Solutions

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

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HOLMDEL, N.J., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), announced today a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate the availability of new solutions to millions of AWS developers through AWS Marketplace.

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This collaboration will bring together Vonage's platform, which is based on communications APIs and network APIs that connect to communications service provider (CSP) networks, Ericsson's 5G network capabilities, and AWS services.
"AWS and Vonage have a shared passion for helping customers deliver innovation and value," said Kathrin Renz, Vice President of AWS Industries.
"By working with AWS, we will accelerate our ability to embed communications and network APIs in applications and deliver new product offerings for AWS and Vonage customers," commented Niklas Heuveldop, Vonage CEO and Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform for Ericsson.
*As part of the GSMA CAMARA Open Gateway initiative, which is designed to ensure easy network access for developers worldwide, Vonage is able to rapidly expose advanced network functionalities as Network APIs.

Vonage and AWS Leverage Communications and Network APIs to Deliver New Solutions

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

This collaboration will bring together Vonage’s platform, which is based on communications APIs and network APIs that connect to communications service provider (CSP) networks, Ericsson’s 5G network capabilities, and AWS services.

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This collaboration will bring together Vonage’s platform, which is based on communications APIs and network APIs that connect to communications service provider (CSP) networks, Ericsson’s 5G network capabilities, and AWS services.
“AWS and Vonage have a shared passion for helping customers deliver innovation and value,” said Kathrin Renz, Vice President of AWS Industries.
“By working with AWS, we will accelerate our ability to embed communications and network APIs in applications and deliver new product offerings for AWS and Vonage customers,” commented Niklas Heuveldop, Vonage CEO and Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform for Ericsson.
*As part of the GSMA CAMARA Open Gateway initiative, which is designed to ensure easy network access for developers worldwide, Vonage is able to rapidly expose advanced network functionalities as Network APIs.

SPANISH MOBILE INDUSTRY TO LAUNCH ONLINE ANTI-FRAUD AND IDENTITY SERVICES THROUGH GSMA OPEN GATEWAY INITIATIVE

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Telefónica, Fraud, Interior, API, MWC, Application, SIM swap scam, Mobile, Mobile World Congress, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Mobile phone

MADRID, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spain's leading mobile operators Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone today announced the launch of two new services designed to help developers tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers.

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As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative , the operators have announced the launch of two network API (Application Programmable Interface) services focused on improving digital security: Number Verification and SIM Swap.
This will help businesses, such as financial institutions and online retailers, tackle identity fraud by enhancing user authentication and improving security.
Launched one year ago at MWC Barcelona, the GSMA Open Gateway initiative represents a paradigm shift in the way the global telecoms industry designs and brings to market new mobile apps, and immersive and digital services.
From Argentina to China, the USA to Australia, 42 mobile operator groups worldwide, representing 237 mobile networks and 65% of global connections are already part of the initiative.

SPANISH MOBILE INDUSTRY TO LAUNCH ONLINE ANTI-FRAUD AND IDENTITY SERVICES THROUGH GSMA OPEN GATEWAY INITIATIVE

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Telefónica, Fraud, Interior, API, MWC, Application, SIM swap scam, Mobile, Mobile World Congress, App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Mobile phone

MADRID, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spain's leading mobile operators Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone today announced the launch of two new services designed to help developers tackle online fraud and protect the digital identities of mobile customers.

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As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative , the operators have announced the launch of two network API (Application Programmable Interface) services focused on improving digital security: Number Verification and SIM Swap.
This will help businesses, such as financial institutions and online retailers, tackle identity fraud by enhancing user authentication and improving security.
Launched one year ago at MWC Barcelona, the GSMA Open Gateway initiative represents a paradigm shift in the way the global telecoms industry designs and brings to market new mobile apps, and immersive and digital services.
From Argentina to China, the USA to Australia, 42 mobile operator groups worldwide, representing 237 mobile networks and 65% of global connections are already part of the initiative.

BRAZILIAN MOBILE INDUSTRY LAUNCHES THREE ANTI-FRAUD NETWORK SERVICES AND BECOMES PIONEER FOR GSMA OPEN GATEWAY

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

SÃO PAULO, Nov. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A leader in 5G and digital innovation in Latin America, today Brazil adds another milestone to its trailblazing profile. As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, mobile operators Claro, TIM and Vivo have announced the launch of three network API (Application Programmable Interfaces) services focused on improving digital security: Number Verify, SIM Swap and Device Location. The announcement, the first one in the region supported by multiple operators, was made today during an event hosted by the GSMA in São Paulo.

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As part of the global GSMA Open Gateway initiative, mobile operators Claro, TIM and Vivo have announced the launch of three network API (Application Programmable Interfaces) services focused on improving digital security: Number Verify, SIM Swap and Device Location.
Launched earlier this year at MWC Barcelona, the GSMA Open Gateway initiative represents a paradigm shift in the way the global telecoms industry designs and brings to market new mobile apps, immersive and digital services.
We're committed to working with GSMA Open Gateway and operators to expose networking capabilities enabling a new generation of applications."
GSMA Open Gateway APIs are defined, developed and published in CAMARA, the open-source project for developers to access enhanced network capabilities, driven by the Linux Foundation in collaboration with the GSMA.