Smishing's Evolution: From Consumer Scam To Enterprise Threat - How Industry Is Fighting Back
techradar.pro, December 10,2025
Law enforcement organizations across Europe, Asia and South America are warning of a surge in criminals using so-called 'SMS Blasters' - portable devices that can send thousands of fake SMS, bypassing network protections entirely.
Once expensive 'phone-mast' technology can now be bought over the dark web for the price of a laptop and fit undetected into a criminal's backpack.
This isn't just a problem for the public, they are increasingly being used for targeted smishing attacks on employees and enterprise networks, as they allow criminals to get physically close to a business, bypass network security and trick employees into giving out passwords and security credentials.