Security News > 2022 > April > T-Mobile customers warned of unblockable SMS phishing attacks
An ongoing phishing campaign targets T-Mobile customers with malicious links using unblockable texts sent via SMS group messages.
The New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell issued a warning after multiple customers have filed reports of being targeted by this new SMS phishing campaign.
The phishing texts thank the recipients for paying their T-Mobile bill and ask them to open a malicious link that will redirect them to a gift.
According to the NJCCIC, this new smishing campaign is likely targeting T-Mobile customers because of past data breaches that affected the mobile carrier and affected millions of current, former, or prospective clients.
Since 2018, when info belonging to 3% of T-Mobile customers was accessed by hackers, T-Mobile has disclosed five other data breaches.
In 2019, T-Mobile exposed prepaid customers' data, while in March 2020, hackers gained access to T-Mobile employees' email accounts.
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