#smishing — Public Fediverse posts

One tap to continue watching. Also: one tap to charge your phone bill €4.50. Click2SMS, what good are you, anyway?

A redirect chain took us from a compromised legitimate site, through help_tds, then through a familiar Germany-based commercial TDS, to hmtraff[.]com where we finally arrived at d[.]gosmartdecision[.]com — part of an IRSF ecosystem we've been tracking since our fake CAPTCHA report.

The landing page shows a fake video player. A large "Continue" button sits in front of it. That button is <a href="sms:81183?body=360 *CWZQ...">. One tap opens the SMS app, pre-loaded with a message to a premium-rate French shortcode. 4.50 EUR per code.

Where the fake CAPTCHA required four separate actions to maintain a verification illusion, the video player needs one. Simpler, faster, probably more effective. The legal disclosure with the price is below the fold in 10pt text, while the large "Continue" button is in the middle of the screen.

There's a second bonus layer: the page runs device fingerprinting and injects a credit card collection form for non-mobile visitors — cardholder name, number, CVV, expiry. Mobile French users see the Click2SMS flow. Others may get card phishing. Two modes. One domain. DNS-visible delivery chain throughout.

hmtraff[.]com
d[.]gosmartdecision[.]com

Final landing page: https://urlscan.io/result/019f14b2-c99e-7677-a742-61f7c814b545/

Prior report: https://www.infoblox.com/blog/threat-intelligence/hold-the-phone-international-revenue-share-fraud-driven-by-fake-captchas/

#dns #threatintel #threatintelligence #cybercrime #cybersecurity #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #smishing #tds #irsf

Stolen phones - and specifically iPhones - have robust anti-theft protections. They are worthless once they're flagged - locked to their owner. So why are millions still being stolen every year?
In this paper, we uncover a thriving underground marketplace focused on unlocking stolen phones. It is powered by:

Lookalike domains impersonating Apple, Xiaomi, Samsung and other brands
Smishing campaigns targeting device owners
Pay‑as‑you‑go “unlocking” tools sold on Telegram
By pivoting on DNS data, we identified 10,000+ malicious domains and a growing ecosystem turning locked devices into profit at scale.

👉 Read how this supply chain works—from theft to resale—and why it’s growing fast. https://www.infoblox.com/blog/threat-intelligence/lookalike-domains-expose-the-iphone-theft-economy/

#ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #Phishing #MobileSecurity #iOS #Smishing #dns #threatintelligence #cybercrime #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel #threatintelligence #cybercrime  #infosec #infoblox #infobloxthreatintel

⚠️ Smishing alert for Greek citizens. 💳 🚨

Scammers are pushing fake AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) “unpaid taxes” SMS that lead to cloned payment pages designed to steal credit‑card info. If a text suddenly demands urgent payment, treat it like a pop‑up from nowhere—don’t click, don’t trust, don’t pay. Share to protect others.

mycargr[.]com
aadcar[.]com
aadgee[.]com
aadgre[.]com

#CyberThreatIntel #Infoblox #DNS #ThreatResearch #phishing #smishing #Cybercrime #AADE #Greece

New Yorkers, watch out! Scammers are sending fake 'Inflation Refund' texts that look just like official state alerts. Could this be your next target? Find out how to stay safe.

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/fake-inflation-refund-texts-target-new-yorkers-in-sophisticated-smishing-scam/

#smishing
#phishingscam
#identitytheft
#cybersecurity
#newyork
#infosecurity
#fraudprevention
#socialengineering
#taxscam

Cae una banda de ciberestafadores que enviaba hasta 1.000 SMS falsos por minuto https://blog.elhacker.net/2025/01/detenidos-estafadores-hasta-mil-sms-por-minuto.html #policianacional #barcelona #detenidos #sabadell #smishing #españa #estafa #spain

SMS About Bank Fraud as a Pretext for Voice Phishing https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/11/sms-about-bank-fraud-as-a-pretext-for-voice-phishing/ #ALittleSunshine #LatestWarnings #voicephishing #KrisStevens #smishing