THE Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives both ratified the bicameral version of the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.This means the bill can now be sent to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signing into law.In a Facebook post, House Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed hope that […]
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NTC orders telcos to deactivate, block links in scam text messages
THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed telecommunication companies to block or deactivate domains and uniform resource locators (URLs) contained in scam text messages. In a letter to Smart Communications, Inc., Globe Telecom, Inc., and DITO Telecommunity Corp. dated Sept. 12, NTC Commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordoba said that URLs, TinyURLS, SmartLinks and QR codes from […]
Senate to probe rampant text scams; House body approves SIM card bill
By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporter A SENATOR has filed a resolution seeking to investigate rampant “personalized text scams” that use spam and phishing to victimize Filipinos. “It is alarming that while major telecommunication providers claim to have already blocked a significant number of spam and phishing text messages, the problem continues to hound many […]
Cabaero: Personalized scams
Has anyone been penalized for violating privacy laws in the Philippines? This question cropped up again as scammers were found to have innovated in their ways to target victims through personalized messages.The social media post of Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen last week on how scams have evolved resulted in the usual kneejerk investigations and […]
Fake job text scams likely to persist as joblessness worsens
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter FILIPINOS can expect more phishing attacks as unemployment in the country continues to worsen, experts said. Cybercriminals use text messages to trick mobile phone users into visiting malicious websites to obtain their personal information, including banking information, credit cards, and addresses. “The phishing machinery relies on urgency or something […]
Globe says millions of customers report bank-related scam, spam messages
GLOBE Telecom, Inc. on Monday said it partnered with eight major banks to address bank-related scam and spam messages, which reached more than nine million in the first half of the year. “Globe regularly receives reports of scam and spam messages from eight major banks, including UnionBank (UnionBank of the Philippines, Inc.), with which it […]