Maybe I'm not sure about how tech-savvy most people are, but when I get a text message from an unknown number claiming to be my provider asking me to click a web link to update my phone, I know something's up.
It doesn't have to be an unknown number. Certainly in the UK, it's pretty easy to send an SMS with any name (text or number) you want in place of the phone number. And I suspect that most people aren't that tech-smart to realise that a text claiming to be from T-Mobile isn't actually from them.
It's not that clear, but apparently this requires the pre-installation of a malicious app.
Quote:
"The CrowdStrike team reverse engineered a Remote Access Tool (RAT) called Nickispy (a RAT from China that successfully disguised itself as a Google+ app)."
[+] [-] ge0rg|14 years ago|reply
It would be nice to get hold of some more of the technical details involved.
[+] [-] jacquesm|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] ajray|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] prof_hobart|14 years ago|reply
[+] [-] emmelaich|14 years ago|reply
Quote: "The CrowdStrike team reverse engineered a Remote Access Tool (RAT) called Nickispy (a RAT from China that successfully disguised itself as a Google+ app)."
from http://blogs.computerworld.com/19803/mobile_rat_attack_makes...
[+] [-] Cieplak|14 years ago|reply