Bleeping Computer reports a rise in phishing attacks targeting iPhone users ... details mentioned on the company’s official website. Every time you receive a message from an unknown sender ...

The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by ...

Reports of similar SMS phishing attacks against customers ... from package redelivery schemes to toll road scams,” Merrill said. “Every one of us by now is sick and tired of receiving these ...

QUINCY – My turn to receive the latest fraudulent "smishing" scam arrived at 9:27 ... "smishing" is a combination of "SMS" (short message service) and "phishing." Smishing is a form of phishing ...

It’s a new year, but bad actors are still at it with an old trick repackaged for iPhone users. Bleeping Computer reports a rise in phishing attacks targeting iPhone users that involves tricking ...

Massachusetts authorities are warning customers about an SMS ... phishing pages designed to mimic toll operators in different US states. Merrill stated: “What we’re seeing with these tolls ...

Cybersecurity site KrebsOnSecurity reports the surge in SMS ... scams,” Ford Merrill, security researcher at SecAlliance, a CSIS Security Group company,” told KrebsOnSecurity. “Every one ...

But during a spike in SMS-based phishing scams, cybercriminals have been seen luring victims into replying to a text by asking users to reply with "Y," BleepingComputer reported. "Please reply Y ...

Scammers and hackers will often try to trick you into disabling or bypassing these safety measures—which is exactly what a newly discovered text phishing ... the SMS-based ruse can be recognized ...

SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego is warning visitors and residents of an ongoing phishing scam through SMS text messages from a number impersonating the city. According to a press release for ...

When it comes to phishing, you’re probably thinking about scam emails in your inbox ... There has been a surge in SMS phishing (smishing) attacks over the past few months that try to trick ...

Local officials are warning the public to be aware of a phishing scam impersonating the city’s webpage. The fraudulent text message via SMS, which contains the official city logo, contains ...