Smishing Triad Strikes: How Fake Toll Messages Are Emptying Wallets Worldwide
Smishing Triad, a China-based group, is using spoofed messages to impersonate toll services and scam users in the US and UK. They send fake unpaid toll alerts, tricking victims into revealing personal data. With over 60,000 domains supporting their schemes, this smishing wave is hard to stop and may soon spread globally.
Key Points:
- The Smishing Triad, a group from China, is targeting US and UK users with fake toll service messages.
- These fraudulent messages mimic legitimate toll services like FasTrak, E-ZPass, and I-Pass.
- Victims are tricked into visiting phishing sites to steal personal and financial data.
- Over 60,000 domain names have been registered to perpetuate these scams.
- Federal and state agencies advise verifying claims via official websites, not through unsolicited messages.
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