The fear of scam messages may seem far now, and even distant. With the rise of well-engineered and sophisticated attacks in recent time, the threat of scam messaging attacks may seem low, however, they are still a persistent danger. SMS (short message service) scams are similar to email phishing attacks, they work through social engineering attacks. Popular as "Smishing" (SMS and phishing), the attacks try to lure victims into providing information and user access, which benefits the hacker.
Present SMS hacking techniques
The SMS scam warns users of a new, packaging delivery, which is considered to be better and effective than before. If the user replies, the hacker steals user data for money theft, identity theft, or stealing sensitive organization data. In one particular attack, the message leads the victim to a website and then rewards with a small gift (a smartphone, for instance) in return, for filling a survey. The attackers ask for credit card credentials for shipping and then steals the money. Similarly, another SMS scam variant uses fake bank messages for its attack. The hacker lures the victim to give away their banking credentials, and if the victim does so, the attacker uses Emotet malware to infect their devices. Whereas in some scams, the victim is threatened with violence if he doesn't pay the ransom. The approaches in all these attacks may be different, but they all share a common goal, which is to gain access to personal information. In all these attacks, the victim is asked to open a link or go to a website, the hackers use these malicious links and websites to steal user data. Some other scam campaigns ..
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