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Smishing Triad expanding SMS phishing campaign

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The Smishing Triad is expanding a SMS phishing and fraud campaign that uses impersonation domains to steal data from individuals and organizations. The operation now mimics Fawry, Egypt Post, Careem, UnionPay and TikTok, broadening its lure set across consumer, payment and service brands. It also relies on Telegram promotion and customizable smishing kits that can be deployed quickly to virtual servers, increasing scale and speed.

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Timeline

  1. 25.11.2025 18:00 2 articles · 6mo ago

    Smishing Triad expands fraudulent domains and Telegram smishing kits

    Initial Disclosure

    Dark Atlas identified a growing cluster of fraudulent domains impersonating Fawry, Egypt Post and Careem, and linked the broader Smishing Triad operation to additional pages spoofing UnionPay, TikTok and other services on shared hosting in AS132203 associated with Tencent’s facilities. The campaign relies on Telegram promotion and customizable phishing-as-a-service kits that can be rapidly deployed to virtual servers and automatically unpacked with templates for DHL, Evri, UPS, AT&T, Movistar, Vodafone, USPS, GOV.UK and Egypt Post. The same advisory also associates Darcula and Darcula 3.0 with large-scale spoofed domains, anti-detection features, a card-cloning tool and AI-driven automation.

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