News Summary:
Group-IB reported on May 1, 2026, that the Phoenix phishing-as-a-service platform powers global smishing campaigns impersonating banks, telecom providers, and logistics companies. The platform equips criminals with ready-made phishing pages, traffic filters, victim dashboards, and live tools to steal sensitive information from mobile users, operating on a subscription basis for cybercriminals with limited technical skills. This follows Group-IB's findings from April 29, 2026, highlighted in its High-Tech Crime Trends Report 2026, which identified financial services, logistics, and telecommunications as top industries targeted by phishing in 2025, with SMS phishing remaining a highly effective and growing fraud vector. Earlier, Group-IB research from April 25, 2026, detailed how organized fraud networks exploit French fintech accounts as fast money-laundering channels. Attackers target freelancer and entrepreneur accounts on platforms such as Revolut, Wise, and N26 to move stolen funds quickly via SEPA transfers and other payment rails before fraud teams detect the activity.
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