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SIM Swap: The Gateway Hack

Telesign to offer SIM Swap protection in US, Canada, UK, Nigeria, South Africa, France and Australia You’ve probably heard of the term ‘Ô’gateway drug.’ It’s a piece of escalation theory that states that someone who tries alcohol, tobacco or some other minor drug will sooner or later be addicted to crack. It’s generally used as

SIM SWAP: The Ultimate Con

America loves a good con. Think of some of most beloved movies of all time: Catch Me If You Can, The Sting, Ocean’s 11. White Men Can’t Jump took place on the Venice Beach basketball courts, right in Telesign’s backyard. The point is we love a suave, fast talking, good looking anti-hero that pulls off

Telesign and RapidAPI: A Match Made in Heaven

By this point you are aware that Telesign has the greatest APIs in the world. Our mobile identity, communication and verification products are among the most popular in the world. And with our RCS API launching in less than a week it’s a very exciting time here at Telesign HQ. But what you might NOT

Stop Account Takeover Using Two Factor Authentication

Do you want to do something terrifying? Ok. Click here to find out if your passwords are floating around on the internet.They probably are. Mine are. Thanks to major security breaches by both Ticketfly and Coachella my personal email address and the passwords I used for those accounts are all over the internet, waiting for

Verify COD Orders With Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

Cash on delivery (COD) enables internet retailers to offer their customers the option of paying for ordered goods upon delivery, rather than in advance through the online ordering process. This method may sound outdated or even aggressively 90’s (they’re back by the way!) but while North America has moved away from COD recently, the rest

Master Class: Stacy Stubblefield Teaches the Power of Mobile Identity

Meet Stacy Stubblefield. Stacy is a digital entrepreneur, security and telecoms expert, and the Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder of Telesign. Stacy is a frequent speaker at events around the world, including Mobile World Congress, SXSW, API World, Developer Week and more, where she helps educate and advance techniques around preventing fraud and increasing user

How To: Build Your Own SMS Doorbell

Maybe your house is too loud for you to hear the front door bell. Maybe it’s too big. Maybe you wanted a fun way to get acquainted with Telesign’s SMS API – P.S., learn how to send SMS to customers here. Any which way, we’ve got you covered with today’s project, an SMS doorbell. Rig a

Remember: Only You Can Prevent SIM Swap Fraud

“Hi there, I’m hoping you can help me out.”It’s the beginning of a standard customer service call. One of your customers has an issue or slight inconvenience they are trying to solve. Fortunately, the person on the other end of the line is a people pleaser, trained to assist as conveniently as possible. More often

Burning Down the House: How Prepaid Phones Are Dominating Fraud

Whether you know it or not, you have crossed paths with a burner phone before. Perhaps you were trying to purchase aftermarket tickets to a concert or received a call from a strange number in a phishing scam. Maybe you just walked down the aisle at the convenience store where they are sold. Regardless, burner

Protect Your Voice Traffic From Costly International Revenue Share Fraud

As most digital businesses have unfortunately come to learn, International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF) is a common and costly side effect to the use of voice calling to connect with customers. At Telesign, we’ve been educating our customers about IRSF for many years as part of our efforts to combat it. It’s a pretty straightforward

The Top 10 Things We’re Doing at Telesign to Comply With the GDPR

The right to privacy is included as a fundamental right in the EU Charter. The GDPR’s sanctions-based regime was created to protect that right, and Telesign firmly believes that full compliance with the GDPR benefits all global citizens, especially our customers. The GDPR, as a legal framework for data processing and free movement of personal