KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — In an attempt to address online scams, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recently directed all telcos in the country to...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — In an attempt to address online scams, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has recently directed all telcos in the country to block links sent via SMS.
According to Maxis, the blocking of such SMS is aimed at preventing users from becoming victims of online scams. The block will be applicable for SMS sent or received from local and international mobile numbers. It is worth noting that the blocking of SMS with links will be done in stages starting with SMS sent between individual mobile numbers. Blocking of SMS containing links sent by businesses via shortcodes such as 6XXXX, 2XXXX and 1XXXX will be done later and these business accounts will be notified.
Phishing scams are on the rise as scammers are using various tactics to trick victims into sharing their online banking or eWallets credentials and OTP. Some of the spotted scams include compensation for TNB blackout, free cash aid from MySejahtera and free eWallet credit for B40/M40. The scams are so convincing that most victims don’t realise that they are entering their username, password and OTP on a fake website.
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