Don’t get squishing on smishing that’s fishing for your info

Smishing is probably the cutest name for a cybersecurity attack I’ve ever heard, but it doesn’t make it any less dangerous. It’s clear to me we’re not talking enough about this mashup of SMS texting and phishing or educating people on how to recognize and respond to it. For the past few months, I’ve been the target of multiple, aggressive smishing attacks that might fall under the heading of “long-lost friend or acquaintance.” These social engineering phishing attempts invariably come from various unknown phone numbers via standard green bubble SMS on my iPhone 15 Pro Max, usually with a short,…