Xintec’s proactive approach protects your networks and your users from SMS phishing using our comprehensive detection and prevention system, optimised for telecom environments.
SMS phishing, or smishing, presents a growing challenge for telecom operators and their customers, with increasingly clever attacks that exploit text messaging platforms to deceive people into sharing their personal information.
Cybercriminals make use of several methods such as software that verifies targeted mobile phone numbers, and they can bypass detection by operators who are focused on landline monitoring.
Schemes to defraud people in this way often rely on automated shops to sell stolen data and offer services to host phishing sites, which makes it even more difficult to fight back against smishing. Reportedly, smishing incidents rose by more than 328% in 2020, so it is evident that the need for vigilant monitoring and prevention is greater than ever.
Despite the rise in smishing, the public are still relatively unaware of this problem. Only 23% of people over 55 can define smishing correctly, while 34% of millennials are familiar with the term. Telecom companies can play a crucial role in preventing these attacks, and we can help you to do this by enhancing monitoring systems for signups and transactions, helping to prevent your clients’ networks from being exploited by smishing operations.
Cutting Smishing Risks Down
Intelligent Number
Verification
We use Smart systems to filter mobile numbers, enabling us to block smishing efforts and secure communication.
Early Fraud
Identification
Early fraud identification is the key, and our innovative technology is designed to pick up irregular patterns and prevent smishing before it impacts your customers.
Customer Smishing
Education
We believe that informing customers about smishing tactics is an important step, educating them about the dangers and enhancing their ability to detect and avoid fraud.
Smishing-Resilient System
Updates
Refine defenses against smishing by staying ahead of emerging scam techniques.
Enhancement
Strengthen systems to verify user identities, thwarting unauthorised access by attackers.
Initiative
Educate teams on smishing recognition and response, upgrading resilience against fraud.
Assistance Framework
Offer structured support to help customers identify and avoid falling victim to smishing.
The challenge posed by smishing is escalating and Xintec has the answer you need to protect your business and your customers. We offer proactive fraud detection and prevention solutions to combat the problem on many levels. This is a unique approach, designed to target the complex world of SMS phishing by leveraging real-time analytics that can scrutinise text message traffic for fraudulent patterns.
At Xintec, we use cutting-edge technologies to validate mobile numbers and monitor transactional activities, effectively reducing the window of opportunity for smishers. Our iGenuity platform, unique to Xintec, facilitates the hosting of secure and monitored environments, which reduces the chances of successful smishing campaigns.
We prioritise prevention rather than simply detecting threat, and this allows us to fulfil our commitment to safeguard telecom networks and their customers. With our strategic interventions, telecom operators can develop the capability to shield their ecosystems effectively against the pervasive threat of smishing, preserving integrity and customer trust.