Latest Smishing news

New Medusa malware variants target Android users in seven countries

The Medusa banking trojan for Android has re-emerged after almost a year of keeping a lower profile in campaigns targeting France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Turkey.
- Bill Toulas
- June 25, 2024
- 01:02 PM
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US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one

Security researchers analyzing phishing campaigns that target United States Postal Service (USPS) saw that the traffic to the fake domains is typically similar to what the legitimate site records and it is even higher during holidays.
- Bill Toulas
- April 28, 2024
- 11:29 AM
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New Darcula phishing service targets iPhone users via iMessage

A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) named 'Darcula' uses 20,000 domains to spoof brands and steal credentials from Android and iPhone users in more than 100 countries.
- Bill Toulas
- March 27, 2024
- 06:12 PM
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Payoneer accounts in Argentina hacked in 2FA bypass attacks

Numerous Payoneer users in Argentina report waking up to find that their 2FA-protected accounts were hacked and funds stolen after receiving SMS OTP codes while they were sleeping.
- Bill Toulas
- January 19, 2024
- 03:28 PM
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UPS discloses data breach after exposed customer info used in SMS phishing

Multinational shipping company UPS is alerting Canadian customers that some of their personal information might have been exposed via its online package look-up tools and abused in phishing attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 21, 2023
- 01:43 PM
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Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring

The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved in illegal financial operations in Madrid and Seville for alleged bank scams.
- Bill Toulas
- May 09, 2023
- 05:29 PM
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IRS warns Americans of massive rise in SMS phishing attacks

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned Americans of an exponential rise in IRS-themed text message phishing attacks trying to steal their financial and personal information in the last few weeks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 28, 2022
- 04:00 PM
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Revolut hack exposes data of 50,000 users, fuels new phishing wave

Revolut is sending out notices of a data breach to a small percentage of impacted users, informing them of a security incident where an unauthorized third party accessed internal data.
- Bill Toulas
- September 19, 2022
- 10:13 AM
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US govt warns Americans of escalating SMS phishing attacks

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned Americans of an increasing wave of SMS (Short Message Service) phishing attacks attempting to steal their personal information and money.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 29, 2022
- 11:21 AM
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Roaming Mantis hits Android and iOS users in malware, phishing attacks

After hitting Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the US, and the U.K. the Roaming Mantis operation moved to targeting Android and iOS users in France, likely compromising tens of thousands of devices.
- Bill Toulas
- July 18, 2022
- 10:42 AM
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FluBot Android malware operation shutdown by law enforcement

Europol has announced the takedown of the FluBot operation, one of the largest and fastest-growing Android malware operations in existence.
- Bill Toulas
- June 01, 2022
- 09:31 AM
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UK’s Cyber Security Center publishes new guidance to fight smishing

UK's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has published new guidance for organizations to follow when communicating with customers via SMS or phone calls.
- Bill Toulas
- January 19, 2022
- 11:44 AM
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APT37 targets journalists with Chinotto multi-platform malware

North Korean state hacking group APT37 targets South Korean journalists, defectors, and human rights activists in watering hole, spear-phishing emails, and smishing attacks delivering malware dubbed Chinotto capable of infecting Windows and Android devices.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 29, 2021
- 08:43 AM
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Scammer arrested for phishing operation, sent 25,000 texts in a day

The police has arrested an individual last week for sending fraudulent text messages to thousands of people to obtain banking details and defraud them.
- Ionut Ilascu
- June 23, 2021
- 01:04 PM
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SMS phishing scam lures Rogers customers with outage refunds

Cybercriminals target Rogers customers with a new SMS phishing campaign pretending to be refunds for last week's Canada-wide wireless outage.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 28, 2021
- 11:56 AM
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Beware: PayPal phishing texts state your account is 'limited'

A PayPal text message phishing campaign is underway that attempts to steal your account credentials and other sensitive information that can be used for identity theft.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 03, 2021
- 12:58 PM
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HMRC smishing tax scam targets UK banking customers

An advanced HMRC tax rebate scam has been targeting UK residents this week via text messages (SMS). The smishing campaign is concerning as it employs multiple HMRC phishing domains and tactics, with new domains being added every day as older ones get flagged by spam filters.
- Ax Sharma
- November 08, 2020
- 01:10 PM
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Beware of Venmo Scams Targeting Users via Text Messages

A local police department in the U.S. are warning of a wave of phishing scams targeting users Venmo mobile payment service with text messages that direct to a fake website.
- Ionut Ilascu
- September 17, 2019
- 04:21 PM
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"Lucky Draw" Smishing Campaign Asks Money to Deliver Car Prize

A new smishing campaign, or text message phishing campaign, is targeting Nokia owners in India. These text messages pretend to be from Nokia and state that the recipient has won a lucky draw to win a car or money.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 06, 2019
- 05:30 PM
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