{"id":14362,"date":"2024-10-17T09:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digital-chiefs.de\/mobile-phishing-attacks-broadband-expansion-strategies\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:18:40","slug":"mobile-phishing-attacks-broadband-expansion-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digital-chiefs.de\/en\/mobile-phishing-attacks-broadband-expansion-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Significant Rise in Mobile Phishing Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mobile devices are increasingly becoming targets of various phishing attacks. Private users are often the primary victims, but infected smartphones can also impact businesses. Early detection is crucial.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four out of five phishing sites target mobile devices. Scams range from SMS phishing (smishing) to voice phishing (vishing), as well as app, email, and social media phishing. Initially, these attacks typically hit private users, but once devices are infected, they pose a threat to business environments. Undetected malware on smartphones can be designed to steal passwords and intercept one-time passwords (OTP) to gain access to corporate networks, critical applications, and data.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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HTTPS Sites Do Not Guarantee Security<\/h2>\n

Traditional security measures are no longer sufficient to protect mobile devices and the enterprise applications running on them. This is because attackers are increasingly using HTTPS connections to lull users into a false sense of security, according to the specialist magazine IT-Sicherheit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Here are some figures on mobile phishing:<\/p>\n