The 29-year-old man was arrested by a rapid response unit of Somogy County police in a Budapest cafe on Thursday.

The suspect was taken to Kaposvár, in south-western Hungary, for a hearing while the authorities seized several mobile phones, SIM cards and cash from the man.

An investigation has so far shown that there were instances when the man sent up to 35,000 fraudulent text messages on the same day.

What is Smishing?

Smishing is a social engineering attack that uses fake mobile text messages to trick people into downloading malware, sharing sensitive information or sending money to cybercriminals. The term “smishing” is a combination of “SMS”—or “short message service,” the technology behind text messages—and “phishing”, writes IBM.

More on Smishing - SMS phishing

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