Why the FastTrak toll road text scam is out of control and Apple, Android cant do anything to stop it
Summary
This one apparently seems to be going on a lot longer than we normally see these things," said Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence at Trend Micro. Apples iPhones are supposed to have a safety feature that strips the link from the text, but hackers are finding ways to evade that, making it easier to fall for the ruse. However, the issue has become acute enough that the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission produced a public service video to raise awareness. "Greater access to AI tools helps cybercriminals create a higher volume of convincing text messages that trick people into sharing sensitive personal or payment information – like theyd enter when paying a toll road fine," Bunn said. Holland worries that the ones falling for the scam are societys most vulnerable: the elderly and less tech-savvy people, even children who may receive the messages on their phones.
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