T-Mobile sounds the alarm over unblockable SMS phishing attacks
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Users warned by T-Mobile of an unblockable smishing campaign that aims to steal their personal information including passwords, & install malware.
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Multiple customers approached NJCCIC, who had received group SMS messages pretending to be from T-Mobile.
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The message thanked the recipient for paying their bills on time & offered a free “gift”, to be claimed via the web link provided.
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Almost there! You are more than halfway through.
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After a link is clicked then it redirects the user to a malicious website that aims to “steal account credentials or personal information, or install malware".
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NJCCIC esteemed that the smishing campaign likely made possible due to previous data breaches affecting the mobile carrier and millions of its users.