In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...
The FBI is warning cell phone users about an increased "smishing" scam. The text message claim the users they owe road toll ...
The FBI, FTC and cybersecurity experts have warned of ongoing threats focusing on unpaid toll and delivery service scams. Here’s what you need to know.
The term “smishing” is a combination of “SMS” and “phishing,” referring to deceptive tactics used to manipulate individuals into providing confidential information. The FBI has issued ...
Though the term smishing comes from a combination of the words phishing and SMS, these scams can also be conducted through other messaging platforms such as iMessage, Google Messages and WhatsApp.
US cities are warning of an ongoing mobile phishing campaign pretending to be texts from the city's parking violation ...