Smishing Attacks Explained: How SMS Phishing Works (+ How to Stop It)
Your phone buzzes. A text from your “bank” says suspicious activity was detected on your account. Click here to verify. The link looks legitimate. The message is urgent.
You’re already reaching for the link before you’ve finished reading.
That reaction is exactly why smishing works. SMS phishing succeeds where email fails because we’ve spent years training ourselves to distrust our inboxes. Nobody taught us to be suspicious of texts.