Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association

Scams and fraud continue to escalate across global telecommunications networks — and the Pacific is now firmly in the crosshairs. At the PITA Strategy Forum 2025, Oculeus delivered a focused update on the rapidly expanding scam environment and the urgent measures needed to protect subscribers, revenues, and trust.

Oculeus Presents at the PITA CFO Conference

Scams and fraud targeting Pacific telecom subscribers are rapidly escalating, forming what Oculeus described as a growing “scam-demic” during their focused update at the PITA Strategy Forum 2025 — with voice-based impersonation attacks, spoofed calls, and high-value authorized payment fraud now impacting vulnerable users across the region.

For members wanting to access the detailed statistics, trends, and recommended operational actions, a copy of the video presentation from Oculeus can be requested from the PITA Secretariat. The presentation outlines practical measures Pacific operators can implement now to detect, block, and reduce scam exposure on customer networks.

Source: PITA News