Expecting a delivery? Watch out for phishing attempts warning of held packages and bogus shipping fees. This Royal Mail delivery scam…
Tag: sms
A week in security (January 27 – February 2)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero Trust model, gave you the low-down…
Australia’s Early Warning Network compromised
An early warning network designed to notify subscribers about dangerous weather in Australia has been compromised. The hacker sent many bogus…
Mobile Menace Monday: SMS phishing attacks target the job market
Recently, a co-worker received an enticing SMS message from ASPXPPZUPS Human Resources. It read: Tired of your old job? Join our team…
Text messages and the Bitcoin Code: follow the money trail
I was a bit surprised to receive lots of messages similar to the one below this past week: I mean, we’ve…
SMS phishing for the masses
Phishing remains one of the top threats that affects both consumers and businesses thanks to ever evolving tricks. While ‘classic’ phishing emails…
Avoid: BofA, Wells Fargo SMS phishing
It always pays to be cautious where unsolicited text messages are concerned, as conniving phishers don’t always stick to the tried and…
Instagram Follower Booster Leads to SMS Browser Extension PUP
We’ve seen some Instagram spam claiming to offer up a significant bump in follower numbers, using a site which claims it…
New smishing campaign targets T-Mobile subscribers
We advise our blog readers and T-Mobile subscribers to be wary of this latest SMiShing (or SMS phishing) attempt in the…
Watch out for Costly Mobile Ads
There are lots of ways you can have a bad hair day with a mobile device – a rogue app from…