Scammers are using SMS text messages to con money out of Australians.Scores of Australians have reported receiving SMS messages saying they have won $123,000 but must reply to the message with their email address for instructions on how to claim the money.Security researchers have already coined several catchy terms to describe this new type of attack, including “Smishing” – SMS phishing – and SPASMS – spam using SMS.To read this report in The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age in full, see:
www.smh.com.au/technology/security/attack-of-the-spasms-the-new-sms-danger-20090630-d369.html
www.theage.com.au/technology/security/attack-of-the-spasms-the-new-sms-danger-20090630-d369.html