b'20 CybersecurityMobile First Warning As Phone Email, SMS, Messaging Attacks SurgeDedicated to keeping its members at the forefront in their industryY our phone is at risk as cybercriminalsdevious new methodologies areBy Zak Doffman shift to a mobile-first attack strategy,developed, tested and then rolledForbes Contributorhaving discovered you are far moreout. This includes malicious links in emails that likely to fall victim on your phone thandirect to legitimate websites when opened on PCs a larger device. And given the amount of time webut dangerous websites when opened on mobiles, spend on our phones, an insidious new attackgiven its so much harder to detect on a small vectorthe pairing of social engineering withscreen, and the increasing use of Quishing attacks, mobile devices, is making the threat worse. where QR codes replace links given the inherent trust in QR codes. All of which mandates new levels Todays new report from the research team atof wariness amongst iPhone and Android users.Zimperium warns attacks on tens of millions of phones are now moving beyond just traditionalZimperium says such threats are amplified by the banking and payment fraud, to more treacherouswidespread use of employees own devices within mishing (mobile phishing) lures that include thethe companies they work for, logging into corporate downloading of malware capable of hijackingnetworks and accessing corporate systems. This OTP (one-time-passwords) and verification codes,convergence has created an environment where mimicking screen interfaces and the ability to steala successful mishing attack can compromise enterprise application credentials. both personal and enterprise security, potentially providing attackers with a direct access to critical Behind this threat is a change of tactics, ascorporate infrastructure and data.The InsulatorJuly 2025'