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Glossary: Threats, Threat Actors and Motivations

SMS

Also written: Short Message Service, text message

Short Message Service, the original plain-text phone messaging (up to 160 characters) carried by the mobile carrier. It is not end-to-end encrypted, senders are easy to fake, and company filters never see it.

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Related terms

RCSsmishingend-to-end encryption