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Authorities catch ‘SMS blaster’ gang that drove around Bangkok sending thousands of phishing messages
Thai authorities said the crime gang sent around a million malicious SMS text messages to nearby residents over a three-day period in November.
Thai authorities announced last week the arrests of two organized fraud gangs, one of which was accused of driving through the streets of Bangkok while blasting hundreds of thousands of malicious SMS text messages to nearby cellphones. This so-called “SMS blasting” attack relies on using technology that impersonates cellular base stations, and are capable of transmitting thousands of messages to devices within a close geographical radius. The news outlet reported that the messages were designed to trick recipients into thinking they had won a free gift.
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