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What smishing is and how to protect yourself from it

Apr

2021

With smishing all the rage, media in the United States, Italy, and Brazil have been cranking out alarming stories about new scams. The German police even issued an official warning about one such campaign. The phenomenon has raked in massive sums, as evidenced by its search popularity. So, what is smishing? What is smishing, and […]

Category Cyber-crime Phishing Written by Kaspersky 0 Comments

The Android Trojan Svpeng now capable of mobile phishing

Nov

2013

Since we published our first blog post about the mobile Trojan Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Svpeng, the cybercriminals have improved its functionalities. Now Svpeng is capable of phishing as well, trying to harvest the financial data of users.When a user launches the banking application of one of Russia’s largest banks, the Trojan substitutes the opened window with a phishing […]

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A scam-spotters guide: Ten things your bank will NEVER do – but cybercriminals will

Sep

2013

Technologies change, but cybercriminals will always dream up new ways to fool you into handing over your bank details – whether via phishing emails, SMS or by phone. Hesperbot – a new Trojan detected by ESET – uses hi-tech methods to bypass bank security systems, and clever social engineering to ensure victims play along. These […]

Category General Written by We Live Security 0 Comments

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