The term mobile hacking is basically new in IT sector but actually it is in use with a name phishing ( for internet) and SMiShing (for mobile phones).
Thing that happens here is that people involving in this type of cases sends an SMS to the mobile phone of a person from a dating website or anything else. The message will be like this:
Dear subscriber,the free time period for the service is over now.Now you will be charged $ 1 for each day.If you want to unsubscribe fro this service,then please visit the url listed below.
Now by reading this, usually people go to that url and they unknowingly pass the secret information like credit card details or personal information. When they visit the particular url mentioned in the message then they got trapped and pass the information which attacker want. Along with this virus and spyware or trojan horse may also attck your system and hackers send them or they automatically get downloaded to ur system when you visit that page and will affect the normal functioning of your system.
Worms that infect PCs have begun to add SMiShing attacks to their menu of malicious activities as well. The VBS/Eliles worm, for instance, infects Windows PCs by opening a back door and giving the perpetrator remote access to the computer. It also launches SMiShing attacks by sending messages to cell phone customers. This particular worm targets the e-mail-SMS gateway at two mobile phone companies in Spain. Fortunately, the worm's creators weren't very sophisticated--most antivirus programs will detect the Eliles worm and delete it before it can cause trouble
Actually in the case of mobile services so many people remains confused means they are not sure about all the services activated over their mobile phones.This point also helps the hackers.
The only way to avoid this is that you must be aware of all the sevices thatare activated on your phone irrespective of this that they are free or chargeble.Just think twice when you got a message in which you are asked to go to any urlthat you don't trust for the unsubscription of any service otherwise call your coustmer care.
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