Security News > 2024 > August > Xeon Sender Tool Exploits Cloud APIs for Large-Scale SMS Phishing Attacks
2024-08-19 10:02
Malicious actors are using a cloud attack tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services. "Attackers can use Xeon to send messages through multiple software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers using valid credentials for the service providers," SentinelOne security researcher Alex Delamotte said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
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