“Did I miss you in Orlando?”: The Rise of SMS Phishing

In this podcast episode, Proofpoint senior threat researcher, Adam McNeil, joins us to talk about conversational SMS phishing. These campaigns target mobile devices and often start with a simple, innocuous question.

“Are you coming to dinner tomorrow?” can lead to anything from fraud to impersonation to financial schemes and is considered a $3 billion threat.
In this episode, we discuss the following:

• Why a threat actor would choose a conversational SMS campaign
• Different scams associated with conversational SMS phishing
• Lack of awareness surrounding mobile threats