Globe Telecom: “If the SMS has a link of any kind, we are not going to deliver it, period.” GLOBE TELECOM — The Ayala-led telecommunications company said that it started temporarily blocking links in text messages as part of efforts to combat scam and spam text messages. In a statement on Friday, the telco said … Read more
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
Smart Communications: “These unscrupulous messages are being sent through individual SIMs” SMART COMMUNICATIONS — The telecommunications company announced that individual SIM cards are the source of scam text messages. On Monday, the telco announced that individual SIM cards, not breaches in telecommunications networks, are the latest source of scam text messages. Angel Redoble, the FVP … Read more