Criminals are sending US residents rogue toll fee phishing messages via SMS in a new malicious campaign.
New smishing campaign targets US residents
A surge in spam messages sent to US residents has authorities concerned. Threat actors found a way to weaponize toll road operators, impersonating electronic tolling programs to send specially crafted phishing messages via SMS.
As usual with phishing campaigns, the messages instill a sense of urgency by threatening their recipients with hefty fin