Tag: smishing

Random Smishing Text Scams: Why “Do I Know You?” Texts Are Dangerous

Aug 11, 2025 7:11 PM

Tags: scam, smishing, spam

In this episode, we discuss a rising scam involving random smishing text messages. Learn how these messages work, why they’re effective, and what you can do to protect yourself. Discover the dangers of replying to vague text messages from unknown numbers and get practical tips on how to block and report spam texts. Stay safe……
Chinese Groups Stole 115 Million US Cards in 16-Month Smishing Campaign

Aug 7, 2025 12:11 AM

Tags: apple, china, exploit, google, group, mfa, smishing

A SecAlliance report reveals Chinese smishing syndicates compromised 115M US payment cards by bypassing MFA to exploit Apple Pay and Google Wallet. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-stole-115-million-us-cards-smishing-campaign/
Chinese Student Charged in Mass Smishing Campaign to Steal Victims’ Personal Information

Jul 2, 2025 8:34 PM

Tags: china, cyber, smishing

Ruichen Xiong, a student from China, has been sentenced to over a year in prison at Inner London Crown Court for orchestrating a large-scale smishing (SMS phishing) campaign. Xiong deployed a sophisticated SMS Blaster device from the boot of his Black Honda CR-V to target tens of thousands of potential victims across Greater London. This…
Weaponized DMV-Themed Phishing Scam Targets U.S. Citizens to Steal Personal and Financial Data

Jun 24, 2025 4:35 PM

Tags: cyber, data, finance, phishing, scam, smishing, threat

A highly coordinated phishing campaign impersonating various U.S. state Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMVs) has emerged as a significant threat, targeting citizens across multiple states with the intent to harvest personal and financial data. This sophisticated operation employs SMS phishing, commonly known as smishing, by sending alarming text messages from spoofed numbers that often appear…
Sieben gängige Wege, ein Smartphone zu hacken

May 26, 2025 6:54 AM

Tags: access, ai, android, api, apple, ceo, cyberattack, exploit, google, hacker, hacking, Hardware, infrastructure, iphone, mail, malware, mobile, phishing, privacy, smishing, social-engineering, spyware, tool, update, usa, vpn, vulnerability, wifi, zero-day

Angriffsvektoren gibt es etliche, doch wenn der Mensch aufpasst, lassen sich viele neutralisieren.Mobiltelefone gelten gemeinhin zwar als sicherer als PCs, sind aber dennoch anfällig für Angriffe insbesondere durch Social Engineering und andere Hacking-Methoden. Die sieben am weitesten verbreiteten Wege, ein Smartphone zu hacken, sind dabei:Zero-Click-SpywareSocial EngineeringMalvertisingSmishingGefälschte AppsPretextingPhysischer Zugriff Die gefährlichsten und raffiniertesten Angriffe auf Smartphones…
FBI Warns of AI Voice Scams Impersonating US Govt Officials

May 18, 2025 6:56 PM

Tags: ai, government, scam, smishing

FBI has warned about a sophisticated vishing and smishing campaign using AI-generated voice memos to impersonate senior US… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-warn-ai-voice-scams-impersonate-us-govt-officials/
US Government officials targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials

May 17, 2025 6:54 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, government, smishing

FBI warns ex-officials are targeted with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns that ex-government officials are being targeted with texts and AI-generated deepfake voice messages impersonating senior U.S. officials. The FBI warns of a campaign using smishing and vishing with deepfake texts and AI voice messages impersonating senior…
FBI warns senior US officials are being impersonated using texts, AI-based voice cloning

May 16, 2025 9:54 PM

Tags: ai, espionage, hacker, ransomware, smishing

Hackers are increasingly using vishing and smishing for state-backed espionage campaigns and major ransomware attacks. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fbi-us-officials-impersonated-text-ai-voice/748334/
US Officials Impersonated Via SMS and Voice Deepfakes

May 16, 2025 9:54 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, smishing

The FBI has warned about an ongoing smishing and vishing scheme using AI deepfakes to impersonate US officials First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-officials-impersonated-sms/
Smishing und Co.: Wie Cyberkriminelle eure SMS in eine Falle verwandeln

May 16, 2025 9:54 PM

Tags: smishing

First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/smishing-und-co-wie-cyberkriminelle-eure-sms-in-eine-falle-verwandeln-1679869/
Scammers are deepfaking voices of senior US government officials, warns FBI

May 16, 2025 8:54 AM

Tags: government, scam, smishing

They’re smishing, they’re vishing First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/fbi_deepfake_us_government_warning/
Colossal Chinese Panda Shop smishing campaign examined

May 8, 2025 10:10 PM

Tags: china, smishing

First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/colossal-chinese-panda-shop-smishing-campaign-examined
Smishing Triad Upgrades Tools and Tactics for Global Attacks

May 6, 2025 5:50 PM

Tags: attack, china, cybercrime, smishing, tactics, tool

Global smishing campaigns linked to Chinese cybercriminals escalate with Smishing Triad’s new tools and techniques First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smishing-triad-upgrades-tools/
Darcula PhaaS: 884,000 Credit Card Details Stolen from 13 Million Global User Clicks

May 6, 2025 2:50 PM

Tags: breach, credit-card, cyber, group, phishing, service, smishing

The Darcula group has orchestrated a massive phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation, dubbed Magic Cat, compromising an estimated 884,000 credit card details from over 13 million user interactions worldwide. This smishing (SMS phishing) campaign, first detected in December 2023, impersonates trusted brands like the Norwegian Postal Service to lure victims into divulging sensitive information. Sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service Operation…
Smishing on a Massive Scale: ‘Panda Shop’ Chinese Carding Syndicate

May 6, 2025 8:50 AM

Tags: china, cybercrime, group, smishing, tactics

Resecurity found a new smishing kit called ‘Panda Shop,’ mimicking Smishing Triad tactics with improved features and new templates. Resecurity (USA) was the first company to identify the Smishing Triad, a group of Chinese cybercriminals targeting consumers across the globe. In August 2023, our team was able to identify their activity and locate the smishing…
Smishing on a Massive Scale: Panda Shop Chinese Carding Syndicate

May 5, 2025 4:49 PM

Tags: china, smishing

First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/smishing-massive-scale-panda-shop-chinese-carding-syndicate
Darcula phishing toolkit gets AI boost, democratizing cybercrime

Apr 25, 2025 2:50 PM

Tags: ai, apt, attack, automation, awareness, china, credentials, cybercrime, defense, detection, endpoint, finance, google, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, network, phishing, resilience, risk, service, skills, smishing, threat, tool, training, update

AI creates push-button phishing attacks: With the latest update to the “darcula-suite” toolkit, users can now generate phishing pages using generative AI that mimics websites with near-perfect accuracy, and in any language.”Users provide a URL of a legitimate brand or service, and the tool automatically visits that website, downloads all of its assets, and renders…
Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States

Apr 18, 2025 6:28 PM

Tags: attack, china, cisco, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, phishing, smishing, theft, threat

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…
The Smishing Triad Surge: Text-Based Threats Are Getting Smarter, Not Simpler

Apr 16, 2025 1:28 AM

Tags: access, attack, cybercrime, email, exploit, group, healthcare, phishing, smishing, threat

What began as a trickle of spammy messages has evolved into a sophisticated and dangerous phishing campaign. The Smishing Triad, an active cybercriminal group, is behind a surge of SMS-based phishing attacks (smishing) targeting organizations across sectors”, from healthcare to logistics to finance. Their focus? Gaining access to internal portals and enterprise email accounts by…
USPS Warns Public About Rising Mail, Email Scams”, How to Spot and Avoid Them

Apr 15, 2025 5:33 AM

Tags: attack, cybersecurity, email, mail, phishing, scam, smishing

Discover how evolving USPS mail scams highlight growing cybersecurity risks. Learn how phishing, smishing, and brushing attacks threaten your personal data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/usps-warns-mail-email-scams/
Smishing Campaign Hits Toll Road Users with $5 Payment Scam

Apr 14, 2025 3:33 PM

Tags: cisco, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, scam, service, smishing

Cybersecurity researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a large-scale smishing campaign targeting toll road users across the United States. The campaign, which has been active since October 2024, impersonates toll road payment services, luring unsuspecting victims into revealing their personal and financial information through fraudulent payment requests. The Scam Unveiled The smishing campaign revolves around…
Smishing Triad: The Scam Group Stealing the World’s Riches

Apr 14, 2025 12:33 PM

Tags: china, cybercrime, group, scam, smishing

Millions of scam text messages are sent every month. The Chinese cybercriminals behind many of them are expanding their operations”, and quickly innovating. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/smishing-triad-scam-group/
You’re always a target, so it pays to review your cybersecurity insurance

Apr 11, 2025 9:05 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, cisa, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, email, endpoint, google, Hardware, insurance, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, risk, scam, service, smishing, social-engineering, software, training, update, vpn, zero-trust

MFA is a requirement most insurers insist upon: For example, they mandated that all remote access, including VPN access and all remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions, such as remote desktop protocol (RDP), be protected by multifactor authentication (MFA), mandating that it should also be enforced on email access and any remote access to critical…
Unraveling the U.S. toll road smishing scams

Apr 10, 2025 5:05 PM

Tags: cisco, finance, phishing, scam, smishing, theft

Cisco Talos has observed a widespread and ongoing financial theft SMS phishing (smishing) campaign since October 2024 that targets toll road users in the United States of America. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/unraveling-the-us-toll-road-smishing-scams/
Toll payment service-targeted schemes by Smishing Triad escalates

Apr 8, 2025 10:43 PM

Tags: service, smishing

First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/toll-payment-service-targeted-schemes-by-smishing-triad-escalates
Smishing Triad Expands Fraud Campaign, Targets Toll Payment Services

Apr 8, 2025 5:45 AM

Tags: china, cybercrime, fraud, group, service, smishing

A China-based cybercriminal group known as the Smishing Triad is escalating its smishing activities, now targeting consumers in the US and UK with fraudulent text messages related to toll payment services. The Resecurity report reveals that these campaigns involve deceptive text messages that claim unpaid toll bills or payment requests linked to services like FasTrak,…
Threat Actors Exploit Toll Payment Services in Widespread Hacking Campaign

Apr 7, 2025 10:42 PM

Tags: china, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, group, hacking, service, smishing, threat

In a sophisticated cybercrime operation, the Smishing Triad, a China-based group, has been identified as the orchestrator behind a surge in smishing campaigns targeting consumers in the US and UK. These campaigns exploit toll payment services like FasTrak, E-ZPass, and I-Pass, with expectations of expanding globally. The Smishing Triad’s Modus Operandi The group employs fraudulent…
Smishing Triad Fuels Surge in Toll Payment Scams in US, UK

Apr 7, 2025 4:42 PM

Tags: china, scam, service, smishing

A rise in smishing campaigns impersonating toll service providers has been linked to China’s Smishing Triad First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smishing-triad-toll-payment-scams/
Smishing, Vishing und mehr: 9 Phishing-Angriffe, die ihr unbedingt kennen solltet

Apr 6, 2025 6:42 PM

Tags: cyberattack, phishing, smishing

First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/smishing-vishing-und-mehr-9-pishing-angriffe-die-ihr-kennen-solltet-1679869/
Smishing Triad is Now Targeting Toll Payment Services in a Massive Fraud Campaign Expansion

Apr 4, 2025 5:42 PM

Tags: fraud, service, smishing

First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/smishing-triad-is-now-targeting-toll-payment-services-in-a-massive-fraud-campaign-expansion