Tag: philippines
YouTube SMS Blaster Ad Displays Scam Messages That Impersonate Telcos
Google does some good work to tackle scams but its indifference to social media adverts for scam equipment is disgraceful. A new advert shows an SMS blaster impersonating Globe and Smart, the two largest telcos in the Philippines.
Philippines to Phase Out SMS OTPs for Bank Transactions
The country's central bank is also imposing other anti-fraud obligations that will affect telecoms.
Brazilian Authorities Find Another SMS Blaster in São Paulo
This is the eighth SMS blaster found in the city since July 2024.
SMS Blaster and IMSI-catcher News from Lebanon, Cambodia, Switzerland and the Philippines
Rogue radio communications devices are seemingly everywhere these days.
Same Chinese Boss Gave Orders to Two Separate Manila SMS Blaster Drivers
The drivers were unknown to each other. Police said they worked for a gang which had 'compartmentalized' its operations.
Malaysian Regulator Shares Video of Raid That Seized SMS Blaster Gear Worth $24,000
There are striking similarities between the methods used in this case and how fake base stations have previously been used in China and the Philippines.
Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines
Were they spying on phone users or committing fraud? Tense relations with China and the politicization of similar arrests makes it difficult to judge.
Police Raid Seizes 11 Simboxes
The simboxes had been offered for resale from a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that went out of business.
Amateur Sleuths Plot Route of Tokyo SMS Blaster and Other News about Fake Base Stations
We might need to start doing a regular global round-up of news involving crimes and fake base stations.
Philippines Arrests Two More Chinese for Using an IMSI-Catcher
Photographs of their equipment matched those from previous arrests, including the same distinctive orange power inverter.
Chinese National Arrested with IMSI-Catcher near Philippine Election Authority
Photographs reveal his car carried the same distinctive orange power inverter as used by SMS blaster fraudsters in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan.
Police Seize 16 Simboxes from Philippine Online Vendor
There has been a spate of arrests by police who responded to adverts for the sale of equipment typically used to send scam messages.
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