Understanding the SMS spoofing attack vector
The SMS spoofing attack allows the attacker to send a text SMS using SET without revealing his/her true identity or by using someone else's identity.
Let's go through the steps required to perform this attack:
- Start the SET toolkit. You will see the following welcome screen:
- SMS Spoofing Attack Vector is present under Social-Engineering Attacks, as shown in the preceding screenshot. This module in SET was created by the team at TB-security.com.
- The SMS spoofing attack vector allows you to craft your own SMSes ...