Fake CAPTCHA Scam Uses SMS Pumping to Inflate Phone Bills
A newly uncovered cyber fraud campaign is abusing fake CAPTCHA pages to trick mobile users into sending large volumes of international SMS messages, resulting in unexpected phone bills and illicit profits for attackers. Unlike traditional malware campaigns, this operation does not require installing
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