Canada Cracks Down on Rogue Cellular Tower Used for Mass Phishing Texts

Imagine receiving a text from your bank or favorite store, but it's actually a sneaky scam - that's what happened in Toronto when a rogue cellular tower started sending out mass phishing texts to unsuspecting users. Canadian authorities cracked down on the culprit in a sting operation dubbed Project Lighthouse.

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Canada Cracks Down on Rogue Cellular Tower Used for Mass Phishing Texts

Learn how Canada cracked down on rogue cellular towers used for mass phishing texts and discover the SMS blaster technique used by scammers, read more now.

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Police arrest 3 people in cybercrime investigation, seize ‘SMS blasters’ used to defraud victims
Police say an SMS blaster mimics “a legitimate cellular tower” that sends fraudulent text messages to connected phones with links to websites designed to steal personal, financial or log-in information.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sms-blaster-police-cybercrime-investigation-9.7174756?cmp=rss