(File photo) MANILA - Local mobile service provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has so far blocked over 77,000 SIM cards this year as part of its crackdown on "smishing" or cybersecurity attacks via text messages that aim to steal personal data. In a statement on Friday, Smart said these SIM cards were blocked from January to May this year, more than double compared to the same period last year. The PLDT Group, Smart's parent company, has been blocking an average of more than 15,000 SIM cards tied to fraudulent activity per month. "This was made possible by the additional tools employed by the Group coupled with expanded detection efforts in identifying mobile numbers being used in the fraudulent activity. PLDT and Smart also coordinate with SMS aggregators when suspicious messages are traced on their network," it said. Smishing attacks, commonly in the form of job offers, also occur online and contain links to websites that lure individuals into giving up
Local telcos are blocking more than double the number of cyber attacks to date as Filipinos continue to shift most of their activities online due to the pandemic. PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. combated more than double the number of ‘smishing’ (text messages that aim to steal the victi
(File photo) MANILA - Local mobile service provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has so far blocked over 77,000 SIM cards this year as part of its crackdown on "smishing" or cybersecurity attacks via text messages that aim to steal personal data. In a statement on Friday, Smart said these SIM cards were blocked from January to May this year, more than double compared to the same period last year. The PLDT Group, Smart's parent company, has been blocking an average of more than 15,000 SIM cards tied to fraudulent activity per month. "This was made possible by the additional tools employed by the Group coupled with expanded detection efforts in identifying mobile numbers being used in the fraudulent activity. PLDT and Smart also coordinate with SMS aggregators when suspicious messages are traced on their network," it said. Smishing attacks, commonly in the form of job offers, also occur online and contain links to websites that lure individuals into giving up
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