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.

Tags

PLDT and Smart enable persons with disability to #BeCyberSmart

Submitted by rmcamongol on Fri, 06/14/2024 - 16:15
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart are helping persons with disability secure their digital experience by staying CyberSmart, especially with the emergence of AI. CyberSmart is PLDT and Smart’s award-winning internet safety awareness program.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

Subscribe to CyberSmart