HCA Healthcare announced the theft of PII and other sensitive information from up to 11 million of their patients. A cautious approach to seemingly harmless baiting tactics can help prevent such data breaches. In this episode, starring Tyler Johnson as Jim, we witness firsthand how a single wrong number text can turn disastrous for the company and the victims involved in the data breach. Watch this episode to learn more about wrong number text scams and what you can do to protect yourself and your organization from these kinds of attacks.
We’ve all seen these text messages. The texts addressed to someone else pops up on your phone about either a business meeting, veterinarian appointment, or a friendly get-together. You text back “Sorry, wrong number.” And then the unknown person continues the friendly conversation and tries to establish a friendship with you through innocent conversation.
The scammers behind the fake wrong-number text messages are counting on you to continue the conversation. They want to exploit your friendliness. Once they’ve made a connection, they’ll work to become friends or even cultivate a remote romantic relationship. It’s all a ruse, designed to get you to relax your mistrust so you’ll be more susceptible to falling for their scam, such as a cryptocurrency investment or many others targeting victims.
Though they’re posing as regular people who entered the wrong numbers on their phones, the scammers who run fake wrong-number text scams use extremely sophisticated technology to commit their crimes.
Protect yourself by not responding to unknown text messages. Don’t click on any links in the messages or respond with “STOP” if the messages say you can do this to avoid future messages. Block the phone number.
HCA Healthcare says data breach may affect 11 million patients in 20 states
Odd text from a wrong number? It’s probably a scam
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/wrong-number-text-scam-rcna39793
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Why You Should Never Respond to Wrong Number Texts, Officials Warn
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-never-respond-wrong-number-162122854.html
FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against “Oops, Wrong Number!” Texts
Source: https://ninjio.com/blog/wrongnumbertexts
