‘SMiShing’ Fishes for Personal Data Over Cell Phone
Elinor Mills at CNET reports on “SMiShing.” She says that when we think of phishing attacks, in which scammers try to lure sensitive information out of Internet users, we think of fake official-looking e-mails and Web sites. But you don’t even need to be online to get phished. A phishing attack making the rounds tries to dupe cell phone users into revealing their personal data over the phone. It uses SMS messages, which makes it a “SMiShing” attempt. It all starts with a spam text message purporting to be from a financial institution.
