Smishing Detector is an Android app that protects users from being victims of smishing, which is defined as an act of fraud through SMS/text messages usually done to induce a potential victim into giving confidential information such as those entailing access to one's finance. This app is built using Java (as many Android apps are) and uses the Pangea APIs.
Smishing is a portmanteau of the words "SMS", which is an acronym for text messages meaning "short message service", as well as "phishing" which is a different form of fraud that involves pretending to be an organisation or entity that you are not usually via email in order to elicit confidential information. This information is usually financial information, but it can also be other information such as company secrets.
The following APIs from Pangea are used in this app:
- Readact
- URL Intel
In order to use this app, you need to have the following:
In order to use this app, please follow the instructions below:
- United States of America i.
- United Kingdom i. Action Fraud: ii. National Crime Agency (NCA):
- Australia
- Canada
- Germany
- Netherlands
- France
- Italy
- Brazil
- Austria
- India
Babatunde Onabajo (ChurchMapped Limited)
The code here does not represent the views of Oracle Inc or Pangea Cyber Corporation nor should the publication of this program be construed as an endorsement of the aforementioned companies (or any past, present or future employer of the author) in any way. Any trademarks used in this program are those of their respective holders.