Singapore's anti-spoof SMS registry shut down, to be replaced with new system

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SINGAPORE — A Singapore registry set up to identify and block fraudulent SMS texts will be shut down on Monday (March 7) and replaced with a “full-fledged” system that can identify spoofed messages using protected SMS sender IDs and block these messages upfront.

The Infocomm Media Development Authority said that it had begun onboarding banks, government agencies and other organisations on this new system operated by its subsidiary — the Singapore Network Information Centre — which also runs Singapore’s internet domain name system.The Straits Times reported that the registry’s London-based creator, Mobile Ecosystem Forum , said its vision for the development and growth of the registry did not match that of IMDA.

The authorities had earlier called on all retail banks and Government agencies here to get on its original “This more proactive stance to better protect consumers is a regulatory requirement going forward,” said the authority. Meanwhile, IMDA said it had decided to conclude the initial pilot, which was done in collaboration with MEF as a commercial service provider.

 

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