'No Single Organisation Can Tackle It Alone': VodafoneThree Says Its New Security Process Blocked Two Million SMS Fraud Messages

'No single organisation can tackle it alone': VodafoneThree says its new security process blocked two million SMS fraud messages

VodafoneThree blocks 25% more banking fraud messages since August 2025Barclays collaboration leverages shared intelligenceMore banks to be added laterVodafoneThree says it has blocked more than two million fraudulent banking SMS messages since August 2025 using a new proof of concept to prevent scam texts from reaching customers of banks that participate in its scheme.Initially a collaborative effort between the network provider, Barclays, the M…

VodafoneThree banks on firewall tweaks to scupper finance scams

UK-based operator VodafoneThree revealed a pilot to prevent delivery of fraudulent financial communications run in collaboration with players in the banking sector led to more than 2 million SMSes being blocked since August 2025. The company estimated the process used in the trial provided a 25% improvement on previous methods to block messages falsely claimed to be from people’s banks. VodafoneThree explained the system was created in collabora…

VodafoneThree blocks over 2 million fraud attempts for banking sector - Total Telecom

Press Release VodafoneThree is trialling a new process to help the banking sector block scams VodafoneThree has helped develop a proof of concept to help banks tackle fraud and protect their customers. Created with Barclays, and in partnership with Mobile Ecosystem Forum* and Cyber Defence Alliance, the proof of concept has since expanded to include The Co-operative Bank, now part of the Coventry Building Society, and TSB. Since August 2025, mor…

VodafoneThree foils banking fraud via SMS for Barclays

The proof of concept has blocked 2m fraudulent SMSs since August 2025 and the UK operator group’s work now includes the Co-op Bank and TSB UK banks lose £1.17 billion a year due to fraud, according to UK Finance. VodafoneThree collaborated to develop a proof of concept (PoC) to help banks tackle fraud and protect their customers. It worked with with Barclays Bank, in partnership with the Mobile Ecosystem Forum and Cyber Defence Alliance The PoC …

Eurobites: VodafoneThree blocks 2 million banking scam texts

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VodafoneThree Blocks over 2 Million UK Banking Sector Fraud Attempts

Mobile and broadband operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has today announced that a new collaboration with the banking sector has helped to block more than 2 million fraud attempts since August 2025. The trial is said to have resulted in a 25% increase in banking scam messages being blocked on the mobile giant’s UK network. In short, the operator initially began working with Barclays, the Mobile Ecosystem Forum and the Cyber Defence A…