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South Korea’s Biggest Telco Blocked Over a Billion Calls and SMS Messages in 2025
SK Telecom reported a 119% increase in blocked calls and a 22% increase in blocked SMS messages compared to 2024.
137 Staff to Work in South Korea’s 24/7/365 National Telco-Banking Police Scam Response Center
Legislators will also emulate compensation schemes in Singapore and the UK that require businesses to reimburse customers who lose money to fraudsters. This comes after the hack of SK Telecom prompted a large fine and promises to ramp up security.
Leading Anti-Fraud Expert Says Blocking Millions of Scam Calls Is Unsustainable
Italian, Irish and Spanish authorities have recently mentioned the blocking of many scam calls. However, Endre Syvertsen of Telenor Linx warned that blocking is not enough.
UK Telco Warns of ‘Significant Rise’ in Scam SMS
It is good that telcos are now publicly talking about scams. It would be better to independently monitor how effectively they block them.
“Keep Call Centers in America Act” Would Transform the Global Anti-Fraud Landscape
A new bipartisan bill from Senators Ruben Gallego and Jim Justice would give consumers the right to an alternative to international telemarketing calls and hence challenge assumptions about how to tackle cross-border scams.
New Danish Content Filter Blocks 3.8mn SMS Messages in First Quarter
In separate news, a Danish smishing fraudster was extradited from Australia and given a 42-month prison sentence for stealing DKK7.9mn (USD1.2mn)
WhatsApp Bans Surge Higher in India
31 million WhatsApp accounts associated with Indian phone numbers were banned during the first quarter of 2025.
Big Indian Telcos Trial Indigenous SMS Spam Blocker
India's distinctive approach to telco consumer protection makes considerable use of home-grown technologies and public-private partnerships.
Dispatches from the World Wide War on Scams
Banking executive Ken Palla joins the Commsrisk team to provide a global perspective on cross-sector anti-scam initiatives.
Police Find SMS Blaster That Sent a Million Smishing Messages in 3 Days
Also in the news: Indian minister reports success with coordinated blocking of spoofed mobile numbers; Danish Navy detains Chinese ship after Baltic submarine cables were cut; SIM swap syndicate busted in South Africa; and what an AI grandma tells us about confused priorities.
DLT Will Tackle the A2P SMS URL Smishing Problem In India
India is showing that consumers can be protected using blockchains.
Zero Trust: Why Europe Is Beating the USA in the War on Telecoms Scams
The recent CEPT workshop on fraud prevention showed that European comms regulators are on the right track.
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