SMS phishing
FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud
Richi Jennings | | 2 factor, 2 factor auth, 2-factor authentication, 2FA apps, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA phishing, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, Cloud MFA, DUAL FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, hacking two factor, Jessica Rosenworcel, MFA, MFA hacks, mfasecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), number port-out fraud, number port-out scams, Number Portability Administration Center, port-out scams, SB Blogwatch, SIM swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swap scams, SIM swapping, SMS, SMS messages, SMS phishing, sms scam, SMS scams, smshing, two-factor-authentication.2fa
Too many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us ...
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SMS Phishers Harvested Phone Numbers, Shipment Data from UPS Tracking Tool
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, Adidas, Apple, Brian Hughes, Latest Warnings, Lego, smishing, SMS phishing, United Parcel Service, ups, UPS Canada Ltd., Web Fraud 2.0
The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a. "smishing") messages ...
FINALLY! FCC Acts on SMS Scam-Spam — But Will It Work?
Richi Jennings | | Caller ID Spoofing, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, SB Blogwatch, scam, SMS, SMS fraud, SMS messages, SMS phishing, sms scam, SMS scams, SMS Spam, smshing, Spam, STIR/SHAKEN, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission rules to block illegal text messages. What took you so long? ...
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Hackers Need 5 Hours or Less to Break In, SMS Phishing Tactics, Strange Ways Employees Expose Data
Tom Eston | | Bishop Fox, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Data breach, Data exposure, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, employees, Episodes, ethical hacker, Hackers, Information Security, Infosec, insider threat, Podcast, Privacy, SANS, Scams, security, Security Awareness, SMS, SMS phishing, survey, technology, text messaging, Weekly Edition
A recent survey of ethical hackers by Bishop Fox and SANS shows that once a vulnerability or weakness is found about 58% of ethical hackers can break into an environment in less ...
How to Protect Your Small Business From Personalized Cyberattacks
Small businesses (SMBs) are increasingly targets of cyberattacks and are often financially devastated by a single successful attack. Even with a significant network of security tools in place, SMBs can be caught ...
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SMiShing Managed Service
Social-Engineer | | Cybersecurity, General, Information Security, pentesting, Protect Yourself, security awareness training, Security Training, smishing, SMS phishing, social engineering
SMiShing can be defined as a form of phishing in which an attacker uses a text message to trick recipients […] ...
U.K. Arrest in ‘SMS Bandits’ Phishing Service
BrianKrebs | | National Crime Agency, Ne'er-Do-Well News, otp agency, Proofpoint, Sasha Angus, Scylla Intel, smishing, SMS phishing, SMSBandits
Authorities in the United Kingdom have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly operating an online service for sending high-volume phishing campaigns via mobile text messages. The service, marketed in the underground under ...
What Is Smishing? Definition, Examples & Protection Tips
While SMS phishing text scams are nothing new, they’re a type of threat that’s gaining traction with cybercriminals. Proofpoint reports that 84% of organizations faced smishing attacks in 2019 alone…... The post ...