Smishing is phishing via Short Message Service (SMS Texting) on a participating device, usually a cell phone. Long neglected by phishers and spammers, smishing has recently become a very common way of spamming, phishing, and spear phishing potential victims. KnowBe4 has been covering and warning users about it and its coming rise for years. This blog post will cover why smishing is becoming so popular, show some general and more sophisticated examples, and discuss defenses.

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