If you’re anything like me, you used delivery more during the pandemic than before. Both getting food brought to my door and meal kit boxes mean people don’t have to mask up and go out to the grocery store. But threat actors know that, too. Recent scams take advantage of people signing up for more services, disguising their data theft as company giveaways or delivery alerts. Phishing and its SMS cousin, smishing, continue to be popular ways of gaining access to digital systems, including business email. See how smishing is changing the game in the world of food and delivery.
What Is Smishing?
While phishing attacks try to get you to share passwords or other personal information over email, smishing does the same by text message. For example, an attacker might send a text promising something in exchange for completing a form on a website. If the victim follows through, the attacker can collect information and possibly infect the device.
Watch Out for New and Convincing SMS Scams
Text-based scams are evolving. Where they might once have been marked by poor English or odd formatting, some attackers have learned to disguise themselves. Common text message scam tactics appeal to victims who might be expecting a shipment or may have recently completed a purchase online. The scams might propose a reward for responding or pose as an alert to some serious issue with an online account. Meal kit and grocery scams often fall under these types of attacks.
Attackers know these services are popular. Subscription services of all kinds have seen a steady increase over the last year.
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