Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a "widespread and ongoing" SMS phishing campaign that's been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024. "The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by 'Wang Duo Yu,'" Cisco Talos researchers Azim … [Read more...] about Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States
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Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Hits Brazil as Smishing Scams Surge in Pakistan
Jun 15, 2024Newsroom Pakistan has become the latest target of a threat actor called the Smishing Triad, marking the first expansion of its footprint beyond the E.U., Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and the U.S. "The group's latest tactic involves sending malicious messages on behalf of Pakistan Post to customers of mobile carriers via iMessage and SMS," Resecurity said in a report … [Read more...] about Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Hits Brazil as Smishing Scams Surge in Pakistan
What smishing is and how to protect yourself from it
With smishing all the rage, media in the United States, Italy, and Brazil have been cranking out alarming stories about new scams. The German police even issued an official warning about one such campaign. The phenomenon has raked in massive sums, as evidenced by its search popularity. So, what is smishing? Rise in search popularity of “smishing” on Google in the past few … [Read more...] about What smishing is and how to protect yourself from it