It has been revealed that slack controls over customer data allowed eight people to obtain US$22m worth of equipment from AT&T and T-Mobile US, without paying a cent. The fraudsters stole the identity of customers, ordered equipment in their names, had the delivery of the equipment redirected to themselves, then sold the equipment for a profit. The eight people have now been charged by US federal prosecutors. You can read the story at the Wall Street Journal and The Register.

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