{
  "id": 2148811,
  "title": "General : Scammers Shifting To RCS, iMessage To Spread Phishing Links After SMS Ban - MCMC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/general-scammers-shifting-to-rcs-imessage-to-spread-phishing-links",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:09:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2597163"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PETALING JAYA, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Online scams have been detected shifting to messaging services such as Rich Communication Services (RCS) and iMessage to spread phishing links following the enforcement of hyperlink restrictions on short messaging service (SMS).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Scammers shifting to iMessage, RCS to spread phishing links after SMS ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/scammers-shifting-to-imessage-rcs-to-spread-phishing-links-after-sms",
        "published": "2026-08-20T14:44:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}