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Smishing is a new term for me.. Had to look it up actually. For anyone else

> Smishing is a cyber-attack that targets individuals through SMS (Short Message Service) or text messages. The term is a combination of “SMS” and “phishing.”



in practice: "hey man, this is Josh from OpenAI, can you disable 2FA on my account josh@openai.com ? I changed my phone and am abroad for a bit, thanks"




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