Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States

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Dear All,

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a "widespread and ongoing" SMS phishing campaign that's been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024.

"The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by 'Wang Duo Yu,'" Cisco Talos researchers Azim Khodjibaev, Chetan Raghuprasad, and Joey Chen assessed with moderate confidence.

Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States

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Be Aware Be Secure!