Verizon subscribers had started to get malicious texts from unknown senders, according to a report published by Phone Arena on Saturday, October 9. Sending messages to a receiver using a suspicious phone number is a phishing technique. The precise contact number is 562-666-1159, and it informs users that their prior month's fee has already been paid. The exact message reads as follows: "Verizon Free Message: Sept bill is paid. Thanks, (first name of the customer)! Here's a little gift for you."
According to Phone Arena, the majority of Verizon customers have already paid their September bills. As a result, the old invoice suggested that the hacker's message was entirely fictitious. In addition, Verizon is unlikely to deliver a gift to users who have paid their bills in advance. This current phishing attack could indicate that the user's personal information is about to be stolen.
This attack was similar to what T-Mobile customers experienced previously. Phone Arena said it's conceivable that the phone numbers used to send the phoney messages came from T-Mobile's recent data hack, which affected 48 million members. The text pretended to be from T-Mobile and promised the recipients of the message a $100 free gift as compensation for an outage that occurred somewhere around that time.
The way T-Mobile was spelled as Tmobile was one of the obvious clues that the whole affair was a hoax. The truth was hidden in the tiny print: the SMS was sent by a marketing firm with no ties to T-Mobile, and the firm was attempting to acquire information about T-Mobile consumers, presumably gathering confirmed phone numbers of the carrier's subscribers.
Coming back to Verizon, the cybercriminals behind the text message will request personal information from subscribers. If a subscriber falls for this ruse, his or her security number, bank account number, and other personal data will be stolen. The threat actor would have access to the required details of a subscriber's Verizon account if this happened. Once the scam is successful, the hackers will order a phone that the user will have to pay for.
If customers are concerned whether a text or email is real, they should phone the carrier and inquire if someone from that company sent them the message in question, according to Phone Arena. They also recommended that anyone having a wireless account set up a password or PIN to keep their account safe from prying eyes.
