Singapore's GovTech joins global initiative to disrupt scams by exchanging real-time data

S’pore’s GovTech becomes first govt agency worldwide to join global scam intelligence network

It shares information such as e-mail addresses, URLs and phone numbers used by scammers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore's GovTech joins global initiative to disrupt scams by exchanging real-time data

GovTech is the first government agency globally to commit to exchanging scam data, said the Global Anti-Scam Alliance.

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