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Cybercriminals Have a Weird New Way to Target You With Scam Texts

Thursday September 18, 2025. 01:00 PM , from Wired: Tech.
Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them.
Read more at Wired: Tech.
https://www.wired.com/story/sms-blasters-scam-texts/

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