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How to disable iMessage on iOS if you’ve had too many spam messages asking if...
If you’re an Apple user, you are likely familiar with spam messages via iMessage. A lot of them are representatives claiming that they’re “recruiting“. If it annoys you as well, you’ll be pleased to...
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Scam alert: SMS claiming to offer TNB blackout compensation via Touch ‘n Go...
Following the major blackout in Peninsular Malaysia on 27th July, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said affected users will be given a reimbursement from...
View ArticleBNM bans sending one-time password via SMS and introduces new safeguards to...
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has instructed financial institutions to stop using SMS One Time Passwords (OTP) as a form of authentication for online activities or transactions. Instead, they have...
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Maybank to stop using SMS OTPs by June 2023 to prevent scams, switching to...
Following Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) instruction for banks to stop using SMS one-time passwords (OTP) for authentication, Maybank has confirmed it will heed the directive by fully migrating to its...
View ArticleScam Alert: Beware of SMS claiming to offer RM100 credit under M40 ePemula...
If you’ve received an SMS claiming that you can claim the RM100 credit through the M40 ePemula program, do not click on any of their links and take precautions. For one thing, the ePemula program that...
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Malaysian telcos ordered to block links sent via SMS to fight scams
Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued a directive to all telcos to block links sent via SMS. The move...
View ArticleMaxis is blocking SMS containing links starting 2nd May 2023 to fight online...
In an attempt to address online scams, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recently directed all telcos in the country to block links sent via SMS. It appears that Maxis...
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Malaysian users are blocked from sending and receiving SMS containing links...
While Maxis is the first telco in Malaysia to publicly announced that it will block any SMS sent or received containing links, it appears that other operators are also following the Malaysian...
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Beware of scam SMS sent from “Maxis”. Why are Malaysians still getting SMS...
[ UPDATE 2/09/2024 16:00 ] MCMC enforces ban on all SMS containing prohibited content including URL links. === It’s 2024 and SMS scams are still a thing. Last year, the Malaysian Communications and...
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MCMC: URLs no longer allowed for all SMS, here’s how to report them
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has announced that the directive to ban prohibited content in Short Message Service (SMS) will be enforced effective 1st September 2024....
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