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Definition
Smishing is phishing delivered as a text. Because links are hard to inspect on a phone and sender names are easy to spoof, texts can be more convincing than email.
Why it matters for your business
Treat any text demanding urgent action with a link as suspect. We never text you a login link and ask you to sign in through it. See spotting phishing and smishing, and forward scam texts to 7726.
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