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"Smishing Triad exposed: 194k fake sites like 'get-rich-quick' scams on steroids ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ #PhishingFrenzy"
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"Smishing Triad exposed: 194k fake sites like 'get-rich-quick' scams on steroids ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’ธ #PhishingFrenzy"

October 24, 2025
9 days ago
The Hacker News
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŒ SMISHING SCAM ALERT! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’ธ Folks, buckle up! The "Smishing Triad" is *not* a new K-pop group, but rather a phishing apocalypse with 194,000 malicious domains and counting! That's more sketchy websites than a toddler's art project goes through before hitting the fridge. ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘€ Reports are in from our pals at Palo Alto Networks (yes, the security squad we all depend on to keep our grandmaโ€™s cookies from being hacked) revealing these cyber shenanigans have ALL the vibes of an over-caffeinated hacker sitting in their mom's basement, chanting โ€œphish or be phished.โ€ ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿค” A leaked convo from a โ€œsusโ€ developer sounds like this: ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Developer A: โ€œBro, can we even keep track of all these domains?โ€ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Developer B: โ€œNah, just slap โ€˜Malicious ๐Ÿ˜‰โ€™ on the DNS record and chill.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Dev A: โ€œBased! Let's *smish* before we get SMASHED!โ€ And donโ€™t even get me started on that Hong Kong registrar ๐Ÿคก. You know itโ€™s just a front for a stealthy squad of hackers plotting their next โ€œGET RICH QUICKโ€ scheme. ๐Ÿ’ฐ Hereโ€™s the hot take of the week: if youโ€™re clicking links from sketchy texts, you're just one cringe step away from a *this is fine* meme IRL. In 2025, weโ€™re gonna be seeing *smishing* in the *Dictionary of Sad Tech Realities.* ๐Ÿ˜ฑโœจ Remember: Don't be a victim, be a meme! Now share this chaos! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿฆ™๐Ÿ’ฅ

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#smishing#phishing#cybersecurity#malware#threat actors
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