Wednesday, July 19, 2006

SMS/MMS: The New Spam and Phishing Frontier

I've always wondered why SMS/MMS isn't used more often for spam or other malicious activities. I think the tide may be turning, albeit on a very small scale. SMS is starting to be used more frequently in malicious activities.

I came across a great Web site [
http://www.grumbletext.co.uk/ ] that monitors the mobile problems.

So, while it is definitely not anywhere near the same scale as e-mail borne phishing and spam, it seems that SMS/MMS will soon be one of the frontiers where the fight will be moving.

Read the article HERE.

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