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#smishing — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #smishing, aggregated by home.social.

  1. What communities / forums discuss #PhoneSpam?

    I'm looking for serious discussion on telemarketing, robocalls, AI calls, and unsolicited voice or text comms generally. Here on the Fediverse or elsewhere.

    I'm aware that the #FCC has / has had several recent rulemaking requests for comment. I'm afraid I've missed most such windows.

    I'd like to know what's being tried, successfully or otherwise, throughout the world. The problem seems severe in the US presently, but I suspect it's growing elsewhere. AI will all but certainly open new avenues for abuse.

    What hashtags are being used for discussion? Are there any Fediverse groups formed on the topic?

    Reboosts greatly appreciated.

    DM if you prefer, though I'd generally appreciate an open thread.

    #robocalls #telemarketing #vishing #smishing #AISpam

  2. Having recently returned from a trip to #Germany, where I spoke at #VirusBulletin, I have become more familiar with the appearance of some German government operated websites.

    The Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (or BZSt), Germany's federal tax authority, is also represented in these #TaxScam #phishing pages.

    Bizarrely, #LoggerEIO have decided to clone the template of one of the US-themed versions of the #smishing page which prominently features a banner image of a US form #1040 #tax return, and the corner of a $20 bill, neither of which (I suspect) the #BZSt use for tax filing in that country.

    Whoopsie! Or, as my German friends might say, Hoppla!

    /4

    #smishing #phishing #netcraft #NetcraftConfirmsIt #Oops

  3. I look forward to seeing you all in #Berlin for #VirusBulletin #VB2025 on Thursday, where I will be giving a talk about #phishing, #quishing, #smishing, and making a modest proposal about how cooperation and a bit of working together could make this a crime that is impossible to accomplish.

    Been a while since I posted here. I've been trying to spend time off of social media because, even here in this less-toxic social space, it seems like an activity that does not bring me joy, but fills me with dread.

    virusbulletin.com/conference/v

  4. ⚠️ #BOLO for a new #Smishing campaign ⚠️

    This one leverages #AWS for bulk smishing attacks. The scam often takes the guise of a message from the US Postal Service (#USPS) regarding a missed package delivery. It's a malicious #python script known as #SNSSender

    Here's an article with deets: thehackernews.com/2024/02/mali

    #CyberAwareness #BeCyberAware #StayCyberSafe

  5. ⚠️ #BOLO for a new #Smishing campaign ⚠️

    This one leverages #AWS for bulk smishing attacks. The scam often takes the guise of a message from the US Postal Service (#USPS) regarding a missed package delivery. It's a malicious #python script known as #SNSSender

    Here's an article with deets: thehackernews.com/2024/02/mali

    #CyberAwareness #BeCyberAware #StayCyberSafe

  6. ⚠️ #BOLO for a new #Smishing campaign ⚠️

    This one leverages #AWS for bulk smishing attacks. The scam often takes the guise of a message from the US Postal Service (#USPS) regarding a missed package delivery. It's a malicious #python script known as #SNSSender

    Here's an article with deets: thehackernews.com/2024/02/mali

    #CyberAwareness #BeCyberAware #StayCyberSafe

  7. ⚠️ #BOLO for a new #Smishing campaign ⚠️

    This one leverages #AWS for bulk smishing attacks. The scam often takes the guise of a message from the US Postal Service (#USPS) regarding a missed package delivery. It's a malicious #python script known as #SNSSender

    Here's an article with deets: thehackernews.com/2024/02/mali

    #CyberAwareness #BeCyberAware #StayCyberSafe

  8. ⚠️ #BOLO for a new #Smishing campaign ⚠️

    This one leverages #AWS for bulk smishing attacks. The scam often takes the guise of a message from the US Postal Service (#USPS) regarding a missed package delivery. It's a malicious #python script known as #SNSSender

    Here's an article with deets: thehackernews.com/2024/02/mali

    #CyberAwareness #BeCyberAware #StayCyberSafe