sms-scam | ABS-CBN News

Globe says over 50,000 SIMs deactivated, blacklisted in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 06:29 PM

Globe Telecom said Thursday it has deactivated and blacklisted over 50,000 SIMs in 2022. Read more »

Globe says 2.72B spam, scam SMS blocked in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 12:32 PM

Globe Telecom said on Tuesday it blocked a record high 2.72 billion scam and spam messages in 2022, more than double the 2021 total of 1.15 billion. Read more »

Over 16 million SIMs registered as of January 9: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 05:57 PM

Telecommunications companies have so far registered 16,150,926 SIMs as of January 9, data from the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) released on Monday showed. Read more »

Globe blocks 32.2 million texts with clickable links in 2 weeks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 10:04 AM

Globe Telecom has blocked over 32.2 million text messages with clickable links in just 2 weeks in a bid to curb in SMS-linked fraudulent activities. Read more »

Globe blocks SMS with clickable links to beat scammers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 10:04 AM

Globe Telecom on Friday said it has started blocking all messages with clickable link in a bid to ramp up security against SMS-linked scam. Read more »

Telcos back mandatory SIM registration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 08:08 PM

The Philippines’ biggest telecommunications companies on Thursday all said they support the mandatory registration of SIMs being pushed by lawmakers. Read more »

Senate passes mandatory SIM registration bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 08:44 PM

A similar bill earlier was earlier passed by the House of Representatives. Read more »

NTC orders telcos to deactivate clickable links in malicious texts

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 09:41 AM

The National Telecommunications Commission has ordered the 3 major telco players to deactivate clickable URL or links from malicious site contained in text messages amid the rise in SMS-based scam. Read more »

PLDT backs SIM card registration; invests nearly P3-B in cybersecurity in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 09:36 AM

PLDT Inc said it welcomed a House panel's approval of the new SIM card registration bill. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano nakuha ng scammers ang numero mo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 04:03 PM

Ayon sa paunang ebidensiya, posibleng nakuha ang mga impormasyon sa pamamagitan ng harvesting o scraping sa application platforms. Read more »

GCash rolls out username anonymity amid SMS scams

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 02:07 PM

Users of GCash will benefit from another layer of data protection as the mobile wallet on Wednesday rolled out a username anonymity feature. Read more »

SIM card registration seen to help eradicate SMS scams

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 02:56 PM

The registration of SIM cards can potentially help eradicate text messaging scams, a PLDT official said Wednesday. Read more »

Telcos, gov't urged to boost security investments

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 02:24 PM

Telcos and government agencies are among the top targets of cybercriminals which is why they should continue investing in security, experts said. Read more »

Globe says P1.1-B spent in fight vs cybercrime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 05:28 PM

Globe Telecom said it has spent $20 million or around P1.1 billion to date to fight online scams in the country as it continues to work with authorities. Read more »

Globe blocks 138-M spam, scam messages from January to June 15

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 08:58 AM

Globe Telecom said it has blocked a total of over 138 million scam related SMS from January to June 15 this year in bid to curb fraudulent activities. Read more »

NTC orders telcos to warn public on job text scams

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 01:19 PM

The NTC directed DITO, Globe, and Smart to submit a compliance report on or before June 8. Read more »

UnionBank investigates 'suspicious' transactions linked to SMS scam

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 06:38 PM

UnionBank of the Philippines said Friday it has closed identified “mule” accounts as it continuously investigates suspicious transactions linked to the proliferating SMS scam. Read more »

PLDT uncovers new SMS 'group chat' modus

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 04:02 PM

PLDT Inc said Friday its cybersecurity team has uncovered that fraudsters were updating the SMS-related scam by using group chats. Read more »

GCash rolls out 'extra security' to protect users from scams

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 05:36 PM

GCash on Thursday said it is working with authorities and has ramped up its efforts to protect consumers from the proliferating SMS spam or smishing. Read more »

Smart says more domains blocked in fight vs SMS scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:17 PM

Smart said it blocked over 200 domains linked to SMS scams or smishing and prevented some 16,000 cybercrime attempts since Nov. 24. Read more »