According to Test, more than two-thirds of all SMS messages sent worldwide are in some way related to order delivery or a retail consumer brand.
As consumers become more familiar with interacting with businesses via text messages, cybercriminals They took the opportunity to pose as popular brands and SMS delivery companies.
This is known as smishing attacks. These types of attacks have nearly doubled from last year as cybercriminals increasingly take advantage of Black Friday and Cyber ​​​​Monday shoppers.
Now attackers send text messages posing as e-commerce or transport companies, as a decoy to steal payment information and personal data from unsuspecting users.
Although many of these baits request credit card information to resolve an issue allegedly related to the purchase or delivery of a non-existent itemIn other cases, attackers also try to steal personal information via a URL that leads to a fraudulent web page.
A recent attack type shows a webpage with a package delivery notification that looks authentic. However, by clicking on the “Find My Package” button and continuing on the website, the potential victim’s personal information is requested, including their name, postal details and email address.
While email users are slowly learning that opening attachments from strangers, clicking dodgy links, and visiting web pages with multiple redirects pose a risk, mobile users are not so cautious.
Text messages have a 98% open rate and recipients open 90% of your messages in three minutes. In addition, text messages have a click-through rate eight times that of email.