FEU, JRU students champion safe online habits with PLDT Group’s ‘BeCyberSmart’

Submitted by rmcamongol on Tue, 12/10/2024 - 09:42
PLDT and wireless unit Smart help instill safe online practices among college students at Far Eastern University in Manila and senior high school students at Jose Rizal University in Mandaluyong, as tools powered by artificial intelligence become more accessible.

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.