As cyberattacks on U.S. hospitals and health systems proliferate, a technique called “smishing” has become an increasingly popular tool for hackers trying to sneak around information technology (IT) protections.
Smishing is a variant of phishing (the by now familiar practice of sending fraudulent emails to steal personal information). In this case, the attacker “uses a compelling text message to trick targeted recipients into clicking a link, which sends the attacker private