Commercial Anti-Smishing Tools and Their Comparative Effectiveness Against Modern Threats

arXiv:2309.07447v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Smishing, also known as SMS phishing, is a type of fraudulent communication in which an attacker disguises SMS communications to deceive a target into providing their sensitive data. Smishing attacks use a variety of tactics; however, they have a similar goal of stealing money or personally identifying information (PII) from a victim. In response to these attacks, a wide variety of anti-smishing tools have been developed to block or filter these communications. Despite this, the …

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