PLDT Home, Smart strengthen ties with IJM, Bidlisiw, empowering anti-OSAEC law enforcement

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 07/09/2024 - 16:45
PLDT Home and Smart Communications, Inc. supported the Basic Internet Crimes Against Children Training for law enforcement officers in Cebu, organized by International Justice Mission Philippines and Bidlisiw Foundation Inc.

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Smart invests in advanced blocking system, empowers customers to fight fraudsters

Submitted by rmcamongol on Thu, 07/04/2024 - 08:00
In a report submitted by Smart to CICC, the telco reiterated its compliance to the SIM registration law, having incorporated the necessary enhancements and verification mechanisms that its regulators the NTC had required all telcos to implement in December 2023.

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PLDT, Smart strengthen collaboration with CICC, protecting customers from ‘scam hubs’

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 06/25/2024 - 08:40
PLDT and wireless unit Smart are working closely with the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center to clamp down on scam hubs to protect Filipinos from being victimized by fraudsters.

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Smart urges customers to double-check URLs before clicking to avoid getting scammed

Submitted by rmcamongol on Thu, 05/23/2024 - 09:00
Smart warns customers to double-check links that are included in unsolicited SMS, even those supposedly coming from the network itself. Smart's legitimate domain is https://www.smart.com.ph and any other iteration is fake.

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PLDT, Smart pledge to support the Marcos government in intensifying fight vs OSAEC

Submitted by rmcamongol on Mon, 04/29/2024 - 11:53
Over 1M OSAEC URLs and online content blocked since June 2021

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PLDT, Smart block more than 13 million SMShing messages to combat ‘hijack profile’ incidents

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 15:31

PLDT’s wireless unit, Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), has blocked more than 13 million SMShing messages in the first quarter of the year. It has also blacklisted almost 200,000 mobile numbers involved in phishing activities as the Philippine National Police (PNP) raised the alarm on ‘hijack profile’ cases.

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