Telecom operator Telenet blocked 23.4 million phishing messages in one year, or an average of 45 fraudulent messages per minute, it said on Tuesday.
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Since last year, the company has been using a new platform called SpamShield to fight against “smishers”, scammers who practice phishing through SMS. Proximus uses a similar system.
The majority of these messages, or 95%, come from a Belgian mobile phone number. “Often, the messages no longer contain a link, but a Belgian telephone number that the victims call. At the other end of the line, they are asked to carry out certain transactions on a fake site,” explains Telenet.
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The telco is now using AI to unmask scammers and detect fraudulent messages, but scammers are also using AI to improve their messages.
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