Tag: smishing

Smishing attacks in the UK grew by nearly 700% in the first six months of 2021, Which? reveals

Stuart Mitchell

Major banks and delivery companies are adopting a new best practice guide for texting customers devised by Which?, as the consumer champion reveals that ‘smishing attacks’ have increased dramatically over the first six months of 2021. The worrying number of smishing scams in 2021 –  including scam text messages pretending to be from legitimate organisations such as banks, delivery companies and phone networks to steal consumers’ money and personal information – has led the consumer champion to publish an SMS best practice guide for businesses on how to protect their…

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‘Phish & Chips’ Van Lets You Pay For A Meal With Scam Phishing Emails And Smishing Texts

Stuart Mitchell

The nation is in the grip of a phishing epidemic, with a staggering three quarters (74 per cent) of Britons targeted by scammers with phishing emails, smishing texts and vishing calls. With each person targeted receiving an average of 16 fraudulent emails, texts or calls last year, this means up to 600 million phishing, smishing and vishing attempts potentially took place in the UK in the last 12 months. In order to raise public awareness of the UK’s major phishing problem, Santander UK has given a truly British institution a…

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