Reader Questions:
Recognize Smishing Attack Attempts on Your Phone
Published on Tue Aug 01, 2023
Question: I overheard one of my colleagues talking about receiving a smishing text message on their phone. What is smishing and is it different from phishing? South Dakota Subscriber Answer: Smishing is a social engineering cybersecurity attack that is very similar to phishing. A smishing attack happens when the threat actor sends a deceptive text message in hopes of tricking [...]