Category: Announcements
February 11, 2020

Protect yourself from SMS phishing ‘smishing’ attacks

This notice appeared in the Weekly Phoenix between February 11, 2020 and February 24, 2020.

One of the most common ways cyber attackers attempt to trick or fool people is by scamming you in email attacks (“phishing”) or try to trick you with phone calls.  However, as technology continues to advance, bad guys are always trying new methods to trick people with messaging technologies i.e. text messages, iMessage/Facetime, WhatsApp, Slack, or Skype.

Click here to read about some simple steps to protect yourself and stop these common attacks.