Introduction
Digital technologies have become an ever-present feature of our
day-to-day life, and with it, so too has the risk of abuse by
malicious actors. Notably, Short Message Service
("SMS") has become a channel that
scammers commonly use to conduct their illicit activities.
The Infocomm Media Development Authority
("IMDA") has been working to address the
threat of SMS and phone scams, building multiple layers over the
years to safeguard such communication channels. On 15 August 2022,
IMDA issued consultation papers on its new proposed measures to
further safeguard SMS messages. The proposed measures are:
- Full SMS sender ID registration; and
- Implementation of anti-scam filter solution within mobile
networks.
