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      SMS Phishing Attacks are on the Rise

      Bruce Schneier · news.movim.eu / Schneier · Monday, 2 May, 2022 - 21:50

    SMS phishing attacks — annoyingly called “smishing” — are becoming more common .

    I know that I have been receiving a lot of phishing SMS messages over the past few months. I am not getting the “Fedex package delivered” messages the article talks about. Mine are usually of the form: “Thank you for paying your bill, here’s a free gift for you.”