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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Looking forward to presenting our paper on “Hi mum and dad” SMS scams next week #USENIXSecurity in Seattle! If you are attending #USENIX25, come to the Fraud, Malware and Spam track on 14th Aug! @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk @imdeainstitutes.bsky.social #StopScamsUK #onlinefraud #scams #cybercrime

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Looking forward to presenting my PhD research on #smishing and #smsscams on July 4th, 2025 in Vienna at TU Wien! Thanks to Dr Daniel Arp for the invite. @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk #StopScamsUK #scams #onlinefraud

Click, Reply, Lose: Understanding How Scammers Lure Users into Smishing Attacks

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

📣I will be presenting our paper on analyzing newly registered phishing domains that criminals abuse to conduct #smishing 📱in Tokyo next week at #WEIS2025! Full paper: sharad1126.github.io/files/WEIS25_A… Conference: kmlabcw.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/weis/2025 @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

📣📱💳 Our paper titled "Card-Not-Present Fraud resulting from Smishing Attacks: An Experimental Study" was accepted at NSPW 2025! Looking forward to a great discussion. #CNPfraud #smscams #scams #smishing #onlinefraud #StopScamsUK #NSPW25 @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

It was a pleasure to present our #smishing honeypot for the first time at #Honeynet2025! Thanks to the @stratosphereips.bsky.social team for organising a great event! @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk

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Stratosphere Laboratory @stratosphereips.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🚨 The wait is over — the full program of briefings for the Honeynet Project Workshop 2025 in Prague is now live! 🎉 📍 NTK, Prague 🗓 June 2–4, 2025 👉 Register today: prague2025.honeynet.org/program/ #honeynet2025 #cybersecurity #infosec #deception #cyberdeception #TI #TTPs #Malware

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Looking forward to showcasing our #smishing honeypot and presenting some very interesting results as case studies at The Honeynet Project’s Annual Workshop 2025 in Prague! @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk @stratosphereips.bsky.social #smsscams #onlinefraud #honeypots

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Interested in honeypots? Or SMS Phishing? I’ll be presenting our #smishing honeypot📱at The Honeynet Project Annual Workshop 2025 in Prague on 2nd June! 🔗 prague2025.honeynet.org/program @sec.cs.ucl.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk #scams #honeypots

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Nick Stapleton @nickstapleton.tv · 16/04/2025

Three #scam calls hitting #UK today: 1) "Solar rebates program" #phishing call, trying to get you to share info about property/personal circumstances, by claiming they can get you discounted solar panels. Probably going to pass on to other scammers or use themselves in future.

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Live data sharing is crucial in the fight against scams. Check out how we and our members are committed on sharing intelligence data to stop scams at source! #StopScamsUK @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/12bb...

ft.com

Banks and tech groups commit to live data-sharing in UK fraud clampdown

Industry-led initiative promises to beat existing scam-monitoring systems

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

It’s always exciting to see your research making an impact and being referred by industry stakeholders. Our “Hi Mum and Dad” SMS scam paper set to appear @ #USENIXSecurity, has been referred by @phonely.bsky.social in their latest blog article on #himum #scams! www.phonely.co.uk/blogs/guides...

phonely.co.uk

The Startling Mum and Dad Scam: Parental Emotions Targeted

Discover the Mum & Dad scam targeting UK parents & grandparents & spot the warning signs.

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Managed to listen to Tom Bloomfield at Imperial today and got to know his story from Oxford to building @monzobank.bsky.social and going to @ycombinator.com.web.brid.gy! Take risks and build what you’d use.

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 25/11/2024

"The McAfee mobile research team recently identified a significant global increase of SpyLoan, also known as predatory loan apps, on Android" www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-...

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Last weekend, #StopScamsUK was featured on the #BTTower supporting the #ScamSafe week along with the #BBCNews! Not everyday your organisation gets on the BT Tower. Stay Scam Safe!

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Sharad Agarwal @shad1126.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I’m a PhD candidate researching online financial fraud with a focus on #smishing at University College London (UCL). I also build products to save the UK economy from #scams at StopScamsUK!

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