MOSCOW, April 4 Beeline has produced an investigative documentary film, “The Dark Side of Telecom,” which shows the hidden world of unidentified SIM cards (SIM cards) and explains why they pose a threat to society, press reports mobile operator service.
The goal of the film is not only to demonstrate the danger posed by unidentified SIMs, but also to invite colleagues from the telecom, banking industry and government to partner. «The Dark Side of Telecom» (12+) is a call to awareness of the scale of the problem and the need for joint efforts of all participants in the telecom industry, and also starts a broad public debate about the measures necessary to ensure the security and protection of personal information.
Gray SIMs are used by scammers, spammers and other criminals. In the film, real scammers talk about real financial crimes on condition of anonymity. In addition, “gray” SIMs become a tool in the hands of people who distribute and promote fake information online. Bots and accounts are registered on them, with the help of which they generate views, likes and reposts on social networks and instant messengers.
“We are convinced that the problem of “gray” SIMs risks developing into a real disaster in the near future if we continue to ignore it Fraudsters who use this tool will continue to come up with more and more new ways of deception if we, together with our colleagues, do not start fighting them as a united front,” said Beeline CEO Alexander Torbakhov, whose words were quoted in the press service.< br />Among the main measures to counter the “gray” SIM market, the film names a legislative limitation on the number of SIMs registered per person, activation of the number only after verification of the subscriber (the Gosuslug infrastructure is suitable for this), as well as the presence of administrative practice on the part of Roskomndazor .