![]() This requires participating organisations to identify their sender IDs and use an aggregator or service provider that is participating in the registry so that they can fulfil these duties. Hence, it moved to set up a full-fledged registry, called the SMS SenderID Protection Registry (SSIR), that can identify spoofed messages using protected SMS sender IDs and block these messages upfront. IMDA said in a statement on Monday that the recent scams have made it clear that a “strong response” is needed. The authorities had earlier called on all retail banks and government agencies here to get on its original registry, which was introduced as a pilot last August, following the spate of recent SMS phishing scams targeting OCBC bank customers. ![]() The Straits Times reported that the registry’s London-based creator, Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), said its vision for the development and growth of the registry did not match that of IMDA.Ĭonfirming the closure in an email, the firm added: "The decision has been taken to close the registry and allow the regulator to develop its own system according to its own specifications.” The move came as the original anti-spoof SMS registry is being suddenly shut down. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said that it had begun onboarding banks, government agencies and other organisations on this new system operated by its subsidiary - the Singapore Network Information Centre - which also runs Singapore’s internet domain name system. ![]() SINGAPORE - A Singapore registry set up to identify and block fraudulent SMS texts will be shut down on Monday (March 7) and replaced with a “full-fledged” system that can identify spoofed messages using protected SMS sender IDs and block these messages upfront. ![]()
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