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SMS bombing attack
Coverage of SMS bombing attack in the Nexus archive.
- What is the purpose of an SMS bombing attack? I received 200+ texts in about a minute.
The user received over 200 verification texts in one minute from multiple companies, followed by unexpected Credit Karma codes two days prior. A fraudulent Mission Lane credit card was opened in their name, and they contacted the Fraud department but the card had already been sent. The user questions if this sequence is a distraction tactic.