SMS spoofing
All government SMSes to come from a single ‘gov.sg’ sender ID by Jul 1
This is to make it easier for the public to identify authentic government communications sent via SMSes
Expensive flights become new normal on US$5 trillion green transition
THE global airline industry has long warned passengers they will eventually have to pay some of the US$5 trillion cost of decarbonising air travel. The moment has come.
Banks move away from SMS OTPs in favour of app-based authentication methods
BANKS are pushing customers away from the less secure authentication method of SMS One-Time Passwords (OTPs), and promoting app-based methods instead.
Financial institutions, public agencies, logistics most spoofed sectors in Singapore in 2022
PHISHING attempts reported to the Singapore Cyber Emergency Response Team nearly trebled to about 8,500 in 2022 from 3,100 in 2021, with the top three spoofed sectors being banking and financial servi...
One-time passwords marked ‘Likely-SCAM’ could breed complacency
THE recent rollout of an SMS scam prevention initiative has hit some snags, with legitimate messages being marked as likely scams.
As Sender ID Registry deadline looms, does SMS still matter?
ABOUT a year ago, a wave of SMS spoofing scam incidents dominated headlines in Singapore. Among the most high-profile cases were customers of a well-known local bank, who collectively lost more than S...
