What is Smishing?
phishing is like fishing in that it uses bait or bait for catches. However, phishing applies to the bait of a person - often, but not always, through e -mail - to reveal important personal information that could help Scammer Phishing gain access to accounts or money or steal the identity of the goal. Smisking, or Smishing, is short for SMS phishing , that is, phishing using SMS messages. The term was created on August 25, 2006 by David Rayhawek and first used on the McAfee® Avert® Labs blog. In this case, the target is cheated on the download of virus or malware, such as the Trojan horse, on its mobile phone.
Shishing threats worked in different ways. Soon she came as a SMS confirmation message for the dating service and said the goal that it would be charged if there was no click on the cancellation link. The URL contained a challenge to download a program containing a Trojan horse that would change from a mobile phone to zombies, allowing Scammer to take control of it and possibly use it for distributedattacks on denial (DDOS). Alternatively, Smishing Scame could allow spyware downloading that would allow the scammer to eavesdrop on the conversations organized on the phone.
Anti-viri software and anti-malware software are useful to prevent attacks on breaking. Another useful strategy is to avoid clicking on suspicious text messages. If you have doubts, e -Maly that threatens the closure of an account or rejected access, or fees, unless the action is taken, it should not be confirmed by a phone call rather than a response to the message itself. It is particularly important not to use any number listed in the message itself, but to independently find a number, for example on a bank card or credit card, in a telephone book or other manipulation resistant.
Some financial institutions make a point of warning customers to the styles of attacks that have been reported, so customers can check if this service is available. Customers can also report suspicious messages of apparentSources - but in the new e -mail, not by clicking on "answer" - and their Internet service providers (ISP) to prevent the distribution of breaking.