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Vietnam wins big in the "battle" against scam, spam calls

In the first half of 2021, mobile carriers blocked more than 92,000 subscribers from spreading spam calls and stopped over 35 million fake calls.

Spam iMessages on iPhones attack Vietnamese users

iMessages with advertising content about gambling are being sent to iPhone users in Vietnam.

Fight against telecom waste: when network operators ‘drop litter’

Network operators have the responsibility of discovering, handling and blocking spam messages to protect users. But some operators are the sources of spam messages themselves.

Vietnam striving to eliminate annoying spam calls, messages, emails

Decree No.91 by the Government about fighting against spam advertising calls, emails, and messages went into effect from October 1, along with the new hotline 5656 of the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority to report spam calls, messages.

Phone numbers must not be used for advertising calls and SMS: MIC

Nguyen Khac Lich, deputy director of the Authority of Information Security, said in order to prevent spam calls and messages, advertisers must register identifier names and must not use normal phone numbers.

Spam messages, calls to be blocked in late 2020

Competent agencies will deactivate the SIM cards of unknown users in late 2020, while spam text messages and calls will also be blocked, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam told a review conference in Hanoi yesterday.

Spam messages, calls still plague phone users

Mobile phone users nationwide have long been plagued with spam text messages and calls, prompting the Government to step in, reported Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

Vietnam tackles spam messages

All organisations and individuals will have the right to refuse spam calls and messages to their phone numbers if a new draft decree is passed.

 

Personal data leaks carry high risks

Mai Thuy Linh, 32, has received several spam messages and at least two spam calls each day over the past week, which makes her very annoyed.

Spam messages plague phone users

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How many spam messages are sent every day?

VietNamNet Bridge - The Bach Khoa Anti-virus Center (BKAV) and mobile network operators disagree on the number of spam messages sent every day.

Hanoi wants spammers blocked

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Department of Information and Communications called on telecom network providers to do more to block spam messages.

Phone companies to block senders of spam messages

 Telephone numbers that often sent spam messages should be blocked, experts agreed at a recent conference held by the Hanoi Department of Information and Communications.

HCMC to crack down on SMS spam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Information and Communications has requested mobile carriers to submit their detailed plans for blocking unwanted text messages to mobile phone users and enhancing information management

Spam messages from OTT apps unpreventable, mobile-network operators claim

Mobile subscribers are receiving more and more SMS spam in addition to spam messages from OTT (apps. Both the watchdog agency and mobile-network operators say they have not been able to find effective solutions to control the messages.

Ministry mulls strong measures to prevent spam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has pledged to take bold steps to crack down on spam messages sent via mobile phones as its past measures have not worked effectively.

Viettel heads battle against spam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel Telecom has been declared the most effective mobile operator in the fight against spam messages.