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    What Are ‘Smishing’ Attacks And Why Are They On The Rise?

    by  • May 4, 2012 • News

    Smishing attack texts are becoming more frequent

    ‘Smishing’ is a new term to hit the net, to describe an ‘attack’ where malformed links are sent to unsuspecting texters, enticing them to click with often perilous results. A smishing attack is similar to that of a XSS or Cross Site Scripting flaw, in the sense that it takes user interaction to initiate...

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