Smishing increasing Phishing attacks

Smishing or AKA SMS phishing attacks on the rise. #ModernNetSec On January 26, a new smishing attack targeted users in the Czech Republic. Smishing, or SMS phishing, is a vector attackers use to send SMS messages from supposedly legitimate organizations. These messages persuade users to download a malicious app, to provide private information like bank account or credit card details, or to click on a malicious URL. "In this campaign, the attackers masqueraded as Czech Post, the Czech postal service to get users to download a malicious app containing a full-scale Trojan horse. Once users click the link, they are led to a fake Czech Post web page with a seemingly legitimate address. From there the malware downloads and installs immediately on the mobile device. Since users need to approve the installation of apps from sources other than Google Play, the " http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/02/09/smishing-threat-unraveling-details-attack/

Here is an example I got this week from a random number.