DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy: “We are on top of it right now… This is more than meets the eye.” DICT — The Department of Information and Communications Technology said that an international criminal syndicate may be behind the “personalized” text scams. DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy told the House Committee on Appropriations deliberating on … Read more
NPC: “We will relentlessly protect the Filipino against any unscrupulous attempt to take advantage of our personal data.” NPC — The National Privacy Commission vowed to protect the data of Filipinos amidst “personalized” text scams. To recall, the Commission said on Thursday that the information being used by text scammers may have been sourced from … Read more
The NTC has issued a similar order on the “personalized” text scams in late August. NTC — The National Telecommunications Commission ordered telecommunications companies anew to warn the public against the proliferation of “personalized” text scams. To recall, NTC issued a similar order on the “personalized” text scams or unsolicited text messages containing the names … Read more