Smart warns of rise in SMShing to hijack social media profiles

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Guest authors

PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications said on Tuesday that in the first quarter of this year, it has blocked more than 13 million SMShing (a.k.a. “smishing”) messages designed to help criminals take over people’s social media accounts.

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