New Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Uses SMS Pumping Fraud to Run Up Victims’ Phone Bills
A newly documented scam campaign is using fake CAPTCHA pages to silently trigger dozens of international SMS messages from victims’ mobile phones, leaving them with unexpected charges on their phone bills. What looks like a routine “prove you’re human” step online turns into a financial hit that many users never see coming. CAPTCHAs have become […] The post New Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Uses SMS Pumping Fraud to Run Up Victims’ Phone Bills appeared first on Cyber Security News.
A new scam campaign is using fake CAPTCHA pages to silently trigger international SMS messages, resulting in unexpected charges on victims' phone bills. This campaign exploits the 'prove you're human' step online to pump out dozens of SMS messages.
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