Smishing – The Latest Scam to Obtain Personal Data

摘要

By now most of you are familiar with the term “phishing,” an activity in which an adversary attempts to fraudulently acquire sensitive information through an exchange of emails. This is usually attempted by sending mass emails that have been created to appear that they are coming from a trustworthy person or organization. The ultimate goal is to extract information from the email recipient to commit identity theft — or as a means to deliver an attachment or link containing malware or ransomware for malicious purposes.