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SMS Phishers Harvested Phone Numbers, Shipment Data from UPS Tracking Tool

June 22, 2023 admin A Little Sunshine, Adidas, apple, brian hughes, Latest Warnings, Lego, smishing, sms phishing, united parcel service, UPS, ups canada ltd., Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:11:33 +0000

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 that spoofed UPS and other top brands. The missives addressed recipients by name, included details about recent orders, and warned that those orders wouldn’t be shipped unless the customer paid an added delivery fee.

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A week in security (August 1 – 7)

August 8, 2022 admin a week in security, arris, blog recap, blog roundup, cisco vpn, FCC, justalk, lock and code, lock and code podcast, malwarebytes edr, managed service providers, mick foley, MSP, netstandard, ps5 scam, ransomware, Rat, robotext, sextortion, smishing, sms phishing, Twitter, twitter compromise, VMware, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, woody rat

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:38:31 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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FCC warns of steep rise in phishing over SMS

August 5, 2022 admin FCC, Federal Communications Commission, personally identifiable information, PII, Robokiller, robotexts, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, stir/shaken

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:39:42 +0000

Smishing attacks, or phishing attempts via SMS, are on the rise, and Americans are fighting off billions of spam messages each month.

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A week in security (September 24 – 30)

October 1, 2018 admin CVE, CVE-2018-8373, Facebook, Googlr, iPhoneXS, Lojax, Magecart, microsoft, Mojave, mutagen astronomy, osx, phishing, port of san diego, quasar rat, safari extensions, Security world, sms phishing, telegram, TV licensing, unwanted calls, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:44:20 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 24–30 including phishing, Apple woes, a vulnerability in the wild, e-commerce attacks, phone spam, and a massive Facebook breach.

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Tags: CVE CVE-2018-8373 facebook Googlr iPhoneXS Lojax Magecart microsoft Mojave mutagen astronomy osx phishing port of san diego quasar rat safari extensions sms phishing telegram TV licensing unwanted calls

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Mobile Menace Monday: SMS phishing attacks target the job market

September 24, 2018 admin Android, ASPXPPZUPS, cybercrime, Mobile, mobile menace monday, SCAM, sms, sms phishing, sms scam, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:45:59 +0000

Could it be that our dream job awaits via a random SMS message? On the contrary, this SMS phishing attack could cause nightmares for unsuspecting job hunters.

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Tags: Android ASPXPPZUPS Mobile mobile menace monday scam sms sms phishing sms scam triple m

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6 sure signs someone is phishing you—besides email

September 20, 2018 admin 101, FYI, iOS phishing, phishing, phishing scam, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, vishing

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Beyond the medium used to reach you (which is most often email), what are some of the common signs and behaviors of phishing? Conversations that focus on the inbox only leave users with an inadequate understanding of how to protect against this ubiquitous threat.

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Tags: iOS phishing phishing phishing scam smishing sms phishing Social Engineering vishing

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Something’s phishy: How to detect phishing attempts

June 26, 2017 admin 101, How-tos, Nigerian prince, phishing, smishing, sms phishing, Social engineering, spear phishing

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 14:00:37 +0000

Phishing has evolved from the days of the Nigerian prince, taking on many forms and mediums. Learn how to detect today’s sophisticated phishing attempts.

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Tags: Nigerian prince phishing smishing sms phishing Social Engineering spear phishing