MMS Phishing Attack Targeting Texas Residents
Just a few moments ago, the analysts here at AppRiver began noticing a phishing campaign utilizing MMS or multimedia messaging services, which allows images and other multimedia to be sent to your cell phone. The messages are being sent from infected email servers and are strictly targeting Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth Area - area codes. It just so happens that the bank being used in the scam, Sterling Bank is based in Houston as well.
This qualifies as a targeted attack, and quite possibly fingers the location of the attacker because the landing sites for the MMS messages are phishing for debit card information such as the number, expiration date and PIN. Meaning that a successful phish could result in some fraudulent ATM withdrawls. Seeing as this bank is local to Texas it may set off alarms if the attackers begin making dozens or even hundreds of withdrawls from an area to far from home base. Here are a few images from the attack in the order they arrive.
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The person/people who runs this botnet is infamous within the wireless community for targeted phishing attacks around the entire country!!
They will send thousands of messages to the NPA/NXX range of MDN's in a community and targets a local bank. Until recently, they usually provide an 800 number (instead of a website) that has an IVR system that asks you to enter your bank account information through the keypad of your phone.
This organization needs to be put behind bars and the key thrown away!
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