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Here’s a quick video of how hackers phish email accounts using SMS

Wondering how hackers phish email accounts? They’re using SMS and it’s insanely easy!

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Kevin Raposo
June 19, 2015

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Cybercriminals are now phishing for email accounts by abusing the password recovery service offered by many popular email services. They simply need to know your email address and your phone number to pull off the attack. Learn about this attack and how to avoid falling for it.

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