📋 Tender Overview
Telecommunication service provider Smart Communications has blocked 433 million SMShing messages as part of their cyber security measures to protect their subscribers.This was disclosed by Smart Communications representative Sam Gonzaga said in a recent Kapihan sa PIA forum where he also shared an update on the accomplishments of the SMART and PLDT Cyber Security Operations Group against SIM card-aided illegal activities.International cyber security firm Kaspersky defined SMShing as a combined word for SMS and phishing and is as a form cyber-attack carried out over mobile text messaging.Cyber criminals send fraudulent text messages tricking mobile phone users to click malicious links.Around 5.5 million domains used for phishing spam and hoaxes were also blocked by SMART - PLDT Cyber Operations Groups.The company also thwarted 17 billion attempts to open malicious domains 1.3 billion attempts to access URLs showing child sexual abuse materials 182 million cyber-attacks and data breach incidents and blocked 400000 mobile numbers involved in illegal activities.Gonzaga said the telco company is doing these actions to address complaints on scam and spam text messages and security concerns experienced by their subscribers by the end of last year. It has slowed down. SMART and PLDT are also doing our way to counter these wrongful acts online and through SMS We are slowly resolving this. Smart and PLDT is doing what it can to counter these wrongful acts online and through SMS Gonzaga said.In line with this he also urged the public to comply with the directive of the countrys SIM Card Registration Act and register their SIM Cards before the deadline on April 26.Gonzaga explained that he purpose of the law is to protect the public from criminal acts which utilizes SIM numbers.
