UK enters top 5 for communication fraud hot spots

The UK is one of the top five global hot spots for communication fraud – including telephone hacking – which is estimated to be running at up to $80 billion worldwide.

According to the latest research from The Communication Fraud Control Association (www.cfca.org) the UK has joined Cuba, the Philippines, Lichtenstein and India where the biggest outbreaks are concentrated – with problems continuing to escalate.

But resellers are being urged not to panic by distributors Nimans and Rocom who are exclusive UK suppliers of Control Phreak, a tried and trusted fully automatic PBX firewall which stops telephone hackers from making expensive international calls, landing unsuspecting companies with massive bills.

Chief Architect Roger Ansin says phone systems are susceptible to attack and should be protected by Control Phreak, the only software-based product of its kind on the market, which has an RRP of £450. Roger who is MD of The Callista Group teamed-up with Nimans and Rocom last year to launch the updated and enhanced technology which has taken five years to develop and now comes complete with an integrated Proxy Server which only allows authorised access to PBX programming.

A free demonstration licence is available for resellers along with two videos to show their customers.

Roger says ‘phreaking’ is now so big it’s being masterminded by organised crime and even terrorist groups to raise illicit funds – linked to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in India  amidst claims a gang made $55m from unauthorised calls over three years to fund their activities.

“A phone system is a vital business asset but it’s also one of the most vulnerable,” Roger revealed. “Phone hackers can breach security in milliseconds to make illegal calls which can cost businesses thousands of pounds in bills. Control Phreak provides total around-the-clock protection, detecting and killing any illegal activity, automatically.

“Phone systems are a prime target for hackers, and if they’re not protected, companies won’t find out if they’ve been targeted until their next phone bill, and then it’s too late.”

He continued: “It’s a massive international problem.”

Control Phreak makes a phone system invisible to hackers so that it’s safe and impenetrable. The technology currently works with several leading telephone systems such as Panasonic, Samsung and Siemens – with other solutions available from Nimans for all telephone systems.

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