{"id":257824,"date":"2023-08-29T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=257824"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:04:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:34:11","slug":"govt-warns-citizens-about-smishing-scam-how-to-protect-against-this-online-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/govt-warns-citizens-about-smishing-scam-how-to-protect-against-this-online-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt Warns Citizens About Smishing Scam: How To Protect Against This Online Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201c<\/b>Govt Warns Citizens About Smishing Scam: How To Protect Against This Online Threat<\/b>\u201d\u00a0 <\/b>published in <\/span>Zee News on 27th August 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Indian government has warned people against a new scam called \u2018Smishing\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Smishing?<\/b><\/h2>\n

“Smishing” is a short form of “SMS” (Short Message Service) and “phishing.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It refers to a type of cyber attack or scam where fraudsters send deceptive text messages to trick individuals into revealing personal information, such as login credentials, credit card numbers, or other sensitive data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Smishing messages often contain links that lead to fake websites or phone numbers that direct victims to call and provide information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Common smishing tactics i<\/b>nclude posing as a trusted organization, like a bank or a government agency, and claiming that urgent action is required or that there’s a problem with the recipient’s account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The goal is to create a sense of urgency and manipulate the recipient into responding with their confidential information.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to protect yourself against smishing attacks?<\/b><\/h2>\n

To protect yourself from smishing attacks, be cautious when receiving unsolicited text messages, especially if they request personal information or contain suspicious links.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Verify the legitimacy of the sender or organization independently, and never click on links or provide sensitive information in response to unsolicited messages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cGovt Warns Citizens About Smishing Scam: How To Protect Against This Online Threat\u201d\u00a0 published in Zee News on 27th August 2023 What is the News? The Indian government has warned people against a new scam called \u2018Smishing\u2019. What is Smishing? “Smishing” is a short form of “SMS”… Continue reading Govt Warns Citizens About Smishing Scam: How To Protect Against This Online Threat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,7965,9],"tags":[11859],"class_list":["post-257824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-zee-news","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":2,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698385478},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}