SMS Sender ID Register goes live to help protect Australians from scams

Australia's new SMS verification rules explained

A new ACMA rule starting 1 July means unregistered business texts could be blocked or flagged as “Unverified.”  From 1 July 2026, Australian businesses sending SMS text messages under their own brand name must register a Sender ID with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Messages from unregistered sender IDs will display as “Unverified” to customers, and telcos or message providers that do not participate in the register wi…

SMS Sender ID Register goes live to help protect Australians from scams

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says its new SMS Sender ID Register has commenced, in a move aimed at reducing text message impersonation scams by making it clearer whether branded SMS messages are verified.

Why changes to the sender ID could prevent SMS scams

Text message scams are about to lose one of their convincing methods if trickery, as the government steps in. The story Why changes to the sender ID could prevent SMS scams appeared first on Pickr, written by Leigh :) Stark.