SMS phishing attacks(Smishing), increased 913% during the first week of September, making SMS phishing currently the single largest SMS text messaging threat.
According to Cloudmark report, the victims are being scammed with the following text " Fwd:Good Afternoon .Attention Required Call.(xxx)xxxxxxx" . Victims are instructed to call to various phone numbers.
According to the report, there are more than 500 different text message used in the phishing campaign.
If the recipient calls the provided number, an automated message asks for the sensitive credentials that can be used for bank and credit card fraud.
"Victims who fall for the phishing scam and divulge their credentials risk being subjected to bank account theft, credit card fraud, and even outright identity theft."Cloudmark blog post reads. "Stolen information can even be used in social engineering scams to elicit further information from unrelated accounts."
If you suppose get these type of phishing SMS , you can forward the text to short code 7726 to notify your carrier and to facilitate resolution.
