Mobile Security

Online Banking Smishing Scam

· 1 min read

Text message scams are on the rise and in this Today Show segment, Jim Stickley demonstrates how easy it is from criminals to perform these attacks. Most people receive legitimate text alerts from their financial institution so a malicious text can be very believable. DON'T CLICK EVER. Simply open your mobile app or open a browser and sign into your account. If there is a real fraud alert, you will be notified once you are logged in.

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