Christmas has a funny way of sneaking up on us. One minute you are promising handwritten cards and thoughtful notes, the next you are staring at your phone, wondering how to say something warm, human, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

The average human receives two hundred and seventy text messages a day. Sounds crazy, right? I hope so, because I made that number up. But here’s a fact: it’s impossible to answer every text that you ...

Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones is facing widespread criticism for text messages he sent in 2022 suggesting a colleague should be shot. In a private exchange between ...

Scammers have been abusing unsecured cellular routers used in industrial settings to blast SMS-based phishing messages in campaigns that have been ongoing since 2023, researchers said. The routers, ...

iOS 26 includes an anti-spam feature that can protect you from getting bombarded with text message spam on your iPhone. You just have to activate it. It’s easy. Here’s what to do to save yourself from ...

Philadelphia residents who receive a suspicious text message claiming to be from the city's Department of Revenue should not click on any links or provide sensitive information to the sender, city ...

The community has reported receiving scam text messages claiming to be from the Florida Department of Revenue.Stay up to date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25The messages state that a ...

Google is rolling out a redesign of the Messages app’s Details experience that leverages Material 3 Expressive. When you long-press on a message and tap the three-dot overflow menu for “View details,” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s the latest text scam ...

SO..IT'S NOT COMING FROM THEM AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT BEFORE MORE PEOPLE FALL FOR THIS SCAM. <CLIP22;11;43;06- 22;11;50;19 I WAS FIRST ALMOST CONVINCED THAT IT WAS REAL. AND THEN IT ...

Officials are warning drivers and cellphone users about new text message scams claiming to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles — threatening “final notice” to target victims — and other brushing, ...