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  • Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad

    Google Sues to Disrupt Chinese SMS Phishing Triad Google is suing more than two dozen unnamed individuals allegedly involved in peddling a popular China-based mobile phishing service that helps scammers impersonate hundreds of trusted brands, blast out text message lures, and convert phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. In a…

  • China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

    China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international…

  • Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS

    Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS Residents across the United States are being inundated with text messages purporting to come from toll road operators like E-ZPass, warning that recipients face fines if a delinquent toll fee remains unpaid. Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a…