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  • Zombie builders send out phone texts

    06/23/2006 2:24:31 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 2 replies · 866+ views
    CNET News.com ^ | June 23, 2006 | Tom Espiner
    Hackers are trying to lure people to a malicious Web site using cell phone text messages, a security company has warned. The blended attack uses social engineering techniques in its attempt to trick people to the site, security vendor Websense said in an advisory. An SMS text message is sent to the targets' cell phones, thanking them for subscribing to a fictitious dating service. The message states that they will be automatically charged a fee of $2.00 per day via their phone bill, unless their subscription is cancelled online. The same message has also been sent multiple times to the...