A simple delivery call can unknowingly lead to your phone being hijacked through the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes.

Scammers exploit the fact that standard call-forwarding USSD codes work uniformly across major Indian operators like Jio, ...

Brian Richardson CEO of WIZZIT International. The complex acronym USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) does nothing to represent its simplicity. It’s the most basic of mobile phone-based ...

So the official EcoCash App is a great alternative to USSD. The only problem with the application is that though it’s supposed to be zero-rated it seems your mileage will vary. On my phone it works ...

India’s cybercrime unit has warned users about a USSD-based call forwarding scam where fraudsters impersonate delivery agents ...

If you use mobile banking or USSD codes, in general, then you’ll know how hard it is to remember all those. There are so many of them and the situation is made worse if you are a subscriber on more ...

Did you know that smartphone penetration in South Africa was estimated to be around 82.5% in 2024, but nearly 28% of users frequently avoid using their devices due to high data costs, limiting ...

StarLife Assurance, one of Ghana’s leading indigenous insurance companies, has unveiled its new USSD code, *7373#, and Mobile App, MyStar, to the public to ease clients’ insurance needs. For the past ...