Telstra has blocked more than 225 million scam text messages since April 2022.
Earlier in July, the company talked about the results of its new SMS scam blocking feature, which in the preceding three months since it was launched, had blocked over 185 million scam text messages.
Since then, Telstra’s SMS scam filters has continued to block millions of scam messages, with a staggering 225 million blocked since April this year. That’s around 775 malicious texts blocked every minute.
“Since April, scam 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,” says Telstra Asia Pacific CISO Narelle Devine.
“Each one of these 225 million scams blocked reduces the chance of Australians falling victim to one of these.”
“It’s also a reminder that scammers are persistent and target just about everyone with a mobile number when it comes to their campaigns – especially as we enjoy our Christmas and New Year breaks,” she says.
“Just like many of us look forward to the holidays, so do scammers. With loads of new gadgets needing to be set up online at the moment, more toll roads travelled for holidays and a huge amount of online shopping deliveries – these all provide more opportunities for scammers to seize on.”
When Telstra first rolled out its scam blocking tech in April, the nation was under siege from the FluBot malware .
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