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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Mishing: Why Attackers Build Phishing for Your Phone

Attackers now purpose-build phishing for smartphones, where desktop email defenses cannot see and distracted users tap first. Research shows smishing drives 69.3 percent of mobile phishing - and iPhones are not the safe haven many assume.

David Kowalski·8/21/2026·5 min read
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Phishing & Social EngineeringThreat Intelligence

Google Sues AI Smishing Network Behind Billions in Fraud

Google has filed a RICO lawsuit against the AI-powered 'Outsider' smishing network, exposing an industrialized text-scam economy that rents for 88 dollars a week. Here is what the case means for employee awareness on mobile.

James Thornton·8/10/2026·6 min read