Smishing

The Indian government has been cracking down on common cybercrimes and has set up websites and helplines for victims to report cyber fraud and scams. Now, the latest warning from the cyber agency is against a new scam called 'Smishing'.

India's figure of mobile subscription is soon to touch an incredible 900-million mark. But with that comes a shocking rider. Cyber criminals have now moved over from phishing to smishing - sending SMSes to you as an attempt to hack your smartphone security.

The Indian government has been cracking down on common cybercrimes and has set up websites and helplines for victims to report cyber fraud and scams. Now, the latest warning from the cyber agency is against a new scam called 'Smishing'.

India's figure of mobile subscription is soon to touch an incredible 900-million mark. But with that comes a shocking rider. Cyber criminals have now moved over from phishing to smishing - sending SMSes to you as an attempt to hack your smartphone security.