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Malicious 'SNS Sender' Script Abuses AWS for Bulk Smishing Attacks

ID: 3c7ffc22-513f-5087-8390-2865ada37c67

STIX ID: report--3c7ffc22-513f-5087-8390-2865ada37c67

Feed Name: The Hacker News

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-02-16

Date Updated: 2026-04-24

Author: [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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**SNS Sender** is a malicious Python script that weaponizes AWS Simple Notification Service (SNS) to send large-scale smishing SMS messages leading recipients to fraudulent USPS-themed tracking pages that harvest PII and payment card details; the activity is attributed to an actor named ARDUINO_DAS and is linked to over 150 phishing kits and activity dating back to 2022.

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