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(File photo) MANILA - Mobile telecommunications and broadband provider Globe Telecom Inc. (Globe) has blocked over 138 million spam and scam text messages from January to June 15 this year, preventing Filipinos from engaging with malicious entities through SMS. Globe said its "anti-spam blocking" peaked in May, with 74.48 million blocked messages. "The total figure includes app-to-person and person-to-person messages of both local and international origin," Globe said in a statement Monday, Aside from blocking malicious messages, it said a total of 12,877 mobile numbers have been deactivated from January to May after being reported for spam through Globe's "stop spam" web portal. The increase in spam texts and smishing SMS phishing or social engineering through text messages that deceive users into thinking they were sent by legitimate organizations such as banks, recruitment agencies, among others is an ongoing global threat and is not unique to t

Globe telecom incGlobe telecomIle photo manila mobile telecommunications and broadband provider globe telecom inc has blocked over 138 million spam scam text messages from january to june 15 this yearReventing filipinos from engaging with malicious entities through sms globe said its quot anti spam blocking peaked in mayIth 74 48 million blocked messages quot the total figure includes app to person and of both local international originUot globe said ina statement mondaySide from blocking malicious messagesT saida total of 12877 mobile numbers have been deactivated from january to may after being reported for spam through globe 39s quot stop web portal the increase in texts and smishing sms phishing or social engineering text messages that deceive users into thinking they were sent by legitimate organizations such as banksRecruitment agenciesMong others is an ongoing global threat and not unique to the philippines quot combat theseLobe invests in tools to proactively detect suspicious content on the internet reporting and processes were also enabled for employeesNd partners to immediately capture customer concerns about fraud and scamsUot it said earlier in juneObile telecommunications provider smart and its parent company pldt reported that they blocked over 23 million text messages from june 11 to 14A span of three days in response to the increase fraudulent messages