How to Recognize and Avoid Smishing Scams – Brilliance Security Magazine

How to Recognize and Avoid Smishing Scams – Brilliance Security Magazine

Protecting Yourself from the Rise of SMS Phishing Attacks Smishing—short for SMS phishing—is a cyber threat that’s gaining ground quickly, targeting people through the one device they rarely put down: their mobile phone. These text-based scams are designed to trick individuals into revealing personal information, downloading malware, or clicking on malicious links. In this article, we’ll explain what smishing is, explore how common it has become…