The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday said it confiscated a large number of illegal China-made “text
This developed as the PLDT Group vowed to support two bills — one in the House of Representatives and the other in the Senate – that will strengthen the country’s current laws on cybercrime and imprison individuals who act as “mules” in the commission of cybercrimes.
In an interview with GMA Network’s Unang Balita, DICT Undersecretary Alexander Ramos said the text blast machines are typically connected to a computer or laptop and send random text messages to a series of numbers.Uy earlier blamed the continued “smishing” and text scams on organized syndicates that are buying pre-registered SIM cards from people willing to sell them.
Globe Telecom Inc. earlier reported that it blocked 2.2 billion spam messages from January to June, a nearly four-fold increase from the 615.01 million it logged in the same period last year. In 2022, Globe said it blocked 2.72 billion spam messages. Panlilio was referring to HB 7393: Anti-Financial Scamming Act, and the counterpart Senate Bill 2039: Anti-Mule and Financial Fraud Act of 2023.
“Since every internet user is vulnerable to cyberattacks that target our identity and our finances, protection by the State is equally vital to getting more Filipinos to maximize the opportunities that the internet can offer,” Panlilio said.
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