Globe Telecom has disconnected nearly 30,000 prepaid numbers linked to spam and scam text messages
MANILA - Globe Telecom has disconnected nearly 30,000 prepaid numbers linked to spam and scam text messages.
Globe said the numbers were found to be consistently sending spam messages as reported by subscribers through its online service globe.com.ph/stopspam, where customers are simply required to provide all the details of spam and scam messages they received on their mobile devices.
The numbers were also identified via an automated filtering system implemented by Globe to keep its customers from receiving the messages.
Globe Chief Information Security Officer Anton Bonifacio said a total of 29,347 numbers were blocked from the service since July last year, of which 24,787 numbers were disconnected for sending scam messages while 4,560 numbers were barred from using the Globe network for sending spam messages.
“Globe will never allow the use of its network by individuals who want to take advantage of our customers. As Globe steps up its campaign to purge its network of spam and scam messages, we expect this number to increase further moving forward,” Bonifacio said in a statement.
The telecommunications company has so far blocked an estimated 30.8 million spam and scam text messages.
The firm said the volume of messages blocked by its network filtering system averages about 90,000/day, reaching a peak of around 200,000 in July this year.
"Recently, bulk of spam and scam messages delivered to Globe customers originate from SIM cards of competition (with prefixes 0922, 0943)," Globe said.
As of end-June, Globe's mobile customers reached 48.4 million, up 13 percent from the 42.7 million a year earlier.
Globe said the numbers were found to be consistently sending spam messages as reported by subscribers through its online service globe.com.ph/stopspam, where customers are simply required to provide all the details of spam and scam messages they received on their mobile devices.
The numbers were also identified via an automated filtering system implemented by Globe to keep its customers from receiving the messages.
Globe Chief Information Security Officer Anton Bonifacio said a total of 29,347 numbers were blocked from the service since July last year, of which 24,787 numbers were disconnected for sending scam messages while 4,560 numbers were barred from using the Globe network for sending spam messages.
“Globe will never allow the use of its network by individuals who want to take advantage of our customers. As Globe steps up its campaign to purge its network of spam and scam messages, we expect this number to increase further moving forward,” Bonifacio said in a statement.
The telecommunications company has so far blocked an estimated 30.8 million spam and scam text messages.
The firm said the volume of messages blocked by its network filtering system averages about 90,000/day, reaching a peak of around 200,000 in July this year.
"Recently, bulk of spam and scam messages delivered to Globe customers originate from SIM cards of competition (with prefixes 0922, 0943)," Globe said.
As of end-June, Globe's mobile customers reached 48.4 million, up 13 percent from the 42.7 million a year earlier.
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