Error 524 Decoy: Unmasking a Global Smishing Operation Hiding Behind Error Pages


Group-IB researchers expose a large-scale smishing and phishing operation impersonating 260+ brands across 72 countries, using fake Cloudflare error pages, geofencing, and encrypted WebSocket channels for real-time credit card theft.

 

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