{"id":13422,"date":"2018-09-24T10:10:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T18:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/09\/24\/news-7189\/"},"modified":"2018-09-24T10:10:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T18:10:16","slug":"news-7189","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/09\/24\/news-7189\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Menace Monday: SMS phishing attacks target the job market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:45:59 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently, a co-worker received an enticing SMS message from\u00a0ASPXPPZUPS Human Resources. It read:<\/p>\n

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Tired of your old job? Join our team today, work from home and earn $6,200 per month: hire-me-zvcbrvpffy.<hidden>.com.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Could it be that our dream job awaits via random text message? On the contrary, this SMS phishing attack could cause nightmares for unsuspecting job hunters.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t quit your day job<\/h3>\n

In order to investigate this phish further, the first step is browsing to this so-called\u00a0career-changing website mentioned in the message.<\/p>\n

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Amazon!? Awesome! Let\u2019s review this exciting position of Prime Agent<\/em>. Great base salary plus commission! Full healthcare and minimal working hours!\u00a0Brand new car!? All for a couple of easy job responsibilities you can do from home\u2014Apply now<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Okay, seriously though, if the brand-new car bit doesn\u2019t tip people off this is a ruse, I don\u2019t know what will.<\/p>\n

Gathering information<\/h3>\n

Knowing this is a ruse, let’s proceed forward by clicking Apply now<\/em> regardless.<\/p>\n

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This is where I\u2019m a little disappointed in the scammers. This could be an opportunity to gather a person\u2019s full resume, with history of work, education, where they live, and a plethora of other information. Instead, they only ask for name, email, and phone number. Lazy. Still, this is enough to send spam emails and even more SMS phishing attacks.<\/p>\n

Adding fake information and turning on a network sniffer, I submitted the information.<\/p>\n

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As a result, the network capture shows the information going to a amz-jobs-careers.<\/em><hidden>\/apply.php. After hitting Submit Details,\u00a0<\/em>it redirects to amazon.com to make things look legitimate.<\/p>\n

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Job hunters beware<\/h3>\n

Many studies have shown that in America, many people are unhappy with their current jobs. For example, the Conference Board conducted a 2018\u00a0study<\/a> reporting that 51 percent of people are satisfied with their jobs, thus leaving 49 percent unhappy. In addition, it’s a job-rich economy right now, which means it’s a great time to be looking if you aren’t happy in your current situation. It\u2019s no wonder scammers are targeting job hunters. For those in the 49 percent, best to stick with more trustworthy methods than through SMS phishing messages.<\/p>\n

To aid in the battle against SMS phishing attacks, our premium version of\u00a0Malwarebytes for Android<\/a>\u00a0alerts users of dangerous links in SMS messages. Furthermore, our it also scans phishing URLs when using the Chrome browser, once again alerting on detection.<\/p>\n

In case anyone was wondering, I’m fortunate to be in the 51 percent of people happy with their jobs\u2014mainly because I get to protect readers like you! Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:45:59 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Could it be that our dream job awaits via a random SMS message?\u00a0On the contrary, this SMS phishing attack could cause nightmares for unsuspecting job hunters.<\/p>\n

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