For years, Rwandans who rely on USSD codes to send money, buy airtime or access bank services have had to live with a small ...

RURA’s directive to make USSD short codes work across all mobile networks is a welcome and overdue intervention in Rwanda’s ...

Mobile money companies have announced the full restoration of services following nearly a week of restricted access to cash.

In my marketing class, one of the examples I use to illustrate the activities of competitors is a scenario of a young man ...

A rising trend of USSD scams taking place across the country where scammers take control of a user’s call and messaging systems, the National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit under the Indian ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting USSD codes, disguised as delivery agents, to activate call forwarding on unsuspecting citizens' phones. This allows them to intercept bank alerts and OTPs, leading to ...

USSD-based call forwarding scam enables account takeovers and financial fraud Scammers impersonate delivery agents, tricking victims into dialing USSD codes Avoid dialing codes 21, 61, 67 from unknown ...

India’s cybercrime authorities have issued a fresh warning about the new fraud tactic that is affecting many individuals in India. The scammers are quietly draining bank accounts and hijacking online ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code to enable Nigerians to verify the authenticity of banks and other financial service providers ...

India’s national cybercrime monitoring agency has issued a new warning to the public over a phone-based scam that is leading to bank fraud and account takeovers. The National Cybercrime Threat ...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police cyber cell warned residents against calls from unknown and suspicious international numbers with the help of which cyber crooks trick receivers into activating ‘call ...

Did our AI summary help? Smartphone hacking and call-forwarding scams are rising, with attackers silently diverting calls, messages, and OTPs without the user’s knowledge. A simple USSD code can help ...