Gesy warns of scam SMS
The national health insurance organisation (HIO) on Wednesday warned of fake SMS falsely appearing to be sent by the general health scheme (Gesy).
According to the HIO, the messages request ...
Sirens wail again in Akrotiri
The sirens went off once again in Akrotiri and residents received an sms concerning an ongoing security threat.
The alert was over a few minutes later.
“There is an ongoing ...
Government commends emergency SMS test as largely successful
The delivery time of emergency test text messages sent across Cyprus on Friday was satisfactory according to interior minister Constantinos Ioannou said, after a new round of alerts was issued ...
New test emergency SMS messages expected
A new wave of test emergency text messages are expected to be sent to mobile phones across Cyprus on Friday afternoon, the interior ministry said.
The messages will be sent ...
Glitches in SMS test will be ironed out
The trial sending of a test emergency SMS to all Cyprus residents on Wednesday evening led to delays and inconsistencies, Civil Defence spokesperson Panayiotis Liasidis said on Thursday.
Some received ...
Government SMS warning causes confusion among some residents
The test emergency SMS that was scheduled to be sent to Cyprus residents at 7pm on Wednesday led to confusion among recipients, with some reporting receiving it early, delayed or ...
National Guard launches SMS platform for reservist notifications
The National Guard has introduced a digital platform to notify reservists and military personnel via text message, the defence ministry announced on Tuesday.
This initiative was introduced within the context ...
Coronavirus: Grocery shopping remains favourite for SMS permission
Once again, grocery shopping remains the most popular category for which people ask permission to leave their homes, according to the latest data.
In total 315,586 messages were sent on Wednesday ...