SMiShing Spawns the Need for a Better AI Mobile Phishing Defense
There has been a 600 percent increase in mobile SMS phishing attacks (also known as SMiShing) in 2020, and there
There has been a 600 percent increase in mobile SMS phishing attacks (also known as SMiShing) in 2020, and there
Phishing attacks aren’t limited to email anymore leaving cybercriminals an abundance of new threat vectors, such as SMS, social media, browser extensions to attack through actions such as credential stealing, rogue software, scareware, fake virus alerts, and more.
The USPS SMishing attack is a fast-moving, constantly changing credential stealing, social engineering phishing campaign. SlashNext Labs first detected and blocked it in May 2020.
With the rising popularity of iOS and Android devices for everything from sending a client an SMS to attending a
Fast-moving threats are taking days to appear on VirusTotal and other leading threat feeds leaving the bad actors an eternity to wreak havoc on remote workers.
Given the current demand for remote working, phishing attacks on mobile devices are particularly worrisome for security professionals. There is