Displaying items by tag: Smishing

Smishing, or text message fraud, is a variant of phishing in which an attacker uses an attractive SMS message to convince the recipient to click on a link, which sends the attacker private information or downloads malware to a cell phone or smartphone.

The cyberattack known as smishing, a variant of phishing, is the type of fraud attempt that, in 2021, affected 74% of the organizations analyzed by Proofpoint to prepare its report 'State of the Phish Report 2022'. The study was compiled from responses obtained from the survey that targeted 600 IT security professionals at companies in Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.