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The newest word in security is SMiShing, which McAfee’s Avert Labs described as an emerging threat vector for mobile phone users. SMiShing means “phishing via SMS” per the latest post at the McAfee Avert Labs blog. Victims receive a SMS message that claims their phone has been signed up for some sort of online service. To get out of this, the user is instructed to visit a website and cancel the order. Full Story