Bukit Aman detects new phishing technique involving SMS


KUALA LUMPUR: A new phishing technique has been detected by Bukit Aman involving zones created by a planted base transceiver station (BTS).

Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said that a telco company had informed Bukit Aman of the new technique, saying that scammers are able to send fake SMS to potential victims near a planted BTS.

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