Australia’s communications regulator opened registrations for a new anti-scam scheme designed to regulate trusted brand names – such as “myGov” and “CBA” – that appear as SMS sender names, but has for almost three weeks allowed applications to be approved without enforcing ID checks.
The gap undermines the new SMS Sender ID Register, a flagship Albanese government anti-scam measure designed to prevent text message impersonation. The scheme began accepting registrations on November 30, allowing businesses to claim trusted sender names ahead of its nationwide rollout in the middle of next year.
