Canada arrests three for operating “SMS blaster” device in Toronto
Canadian authorities have arrested three men for operating an "SMS blaster" device that pretends to be a cellular tower to send phishing texts to nearby phones. [...]
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Canadian authorities have arrested three men for operating an "SMS blaster" device that pretends to be a cellular tower to send phishing texts to nearby phones. [...]
The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a. "smishing") messages that spoofed UPS and other top brands. The missives addressed recipients by name, included details about recent orders, and warned that those orders wouldn't be shipped unless the customer paid an added delivery fee.
Multinational shipping company UPS is alerting Canadian customers that some of their personal information might have been exposed via its online package look-up tools and abused in phishing attacks. [...]