Back in April, we activated a new feature on our network that allows us to help block SMS scams before they reach you. Safe to say, it’s going great.
Fast forward a few months and we’ve blocked a staggering number of scam texts. In the last three months alone, our system has blocked just north of a huge 185 million malicious texts. That’s around 1,500 malicious texts blocked every minute.
61 million+
SMS blocked per month*
2 million+
SMS blocked per day*
1400+
SMS blocked per minute*
20+
SMS blocked per second
*These are approximate numbers are based on figures from April-June 2022
Messages blocked have included lures to install malware on your device, invitations to hand over your personal details to scammers, and impersonation scams requesting financial data. 185 million texts blocked means a reduced chance of everyday Aussies being infected or falling prey to a SMS scam.
It’s also a reminder that scammers are persistent and target just about everyone with a mobile number when it comes to their campaigns.
But that’s not all: since introducing our scam call blocking feature in mid 2021, we’ve also blocked over 200 million scam calls from reaching our customers. These calls are everything from fake tech support scams, so-called “Wangiri” call-back scams through to phishing campaigns.
How does Telstra block scam texts?
It’s a complex and evolving system, but in a nutshell our automatic machine scanning is on the lookout for messages that…
