Be wary of phishing websites impersonating RedeemSG, say police

The Cybersecurity Center warns against blindly trusting search engines.

Be wary of phishing websites impersonating RedeemSG, say police

Messages with a link to a website to redeem CDC vouchers could be from scammers phishing for personal details.

Claiming your CDC vouchers? Beware of websites impersonating RedeemSG, say police

Redeeming the Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers disbursed on Jan 3? Be careful of of the link you click on because it could come from a scammer. In an advisory on Friday (Jan 17), the police said there is a resurgence of phishing websites involving the impersonation of the RedeemSG website. With the latest disbursement of CDC vouchers, several members...

Smart implements closure of phishing website, warns public of sharing personal information

Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has recently stopped a phishing website that deceives customers into sharing personal information. Roy Ibay, vice president and head of regulatory affairs at Smart, said in a press statement that the digital infrastructure juggernaut acted on reports regarding a dodgy message urging customers to click a…

Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS

Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass, warning that recipients face fines if a delinquent toll fee remains unpaid. Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a popular commercial phishing kit sold in China that makes it simple to set up convincing lures spoofing toll road operators in multiple U.S. states. Last week, the M…