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Smishing Attacks

Smishing Attack Examples: Real Texts That Stole Millions

In 2023, the FBI's IC3 reported over $5.6 billion in losses from phishing and its variants — and smishing, the SMS-based cousin, drove a massive chunk of that number. I've watched smishing evolve from clumsy "you won a prize" texts into sophisticated, multi-step social

Carl B. Johnson May 10, 2026 5 min read