SMS blaster scams are on the rise and they're difficult to detect These scams involve cybercriminals driving around cities and targeting nearby phones with fake cell towers There are a few simple ways ...

The FBI has warned of a new phishing scam sweeping smartphones in the US. The con is targeting drivers with convincing fake texts which claim to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Another round of text and call-based scams claiming unpaid tolls and tickets appears to be circulating in North Carolina. The ...

CINCINNATI — With the holiday shopping season in full swing, scammers are targeting consumers with fake text messages claiming to be from delivery services like USPS, FedEx and UPS. Ann Loreax, an ...

Republished on October 7 with a new report into the surge in text attacks on U.S. citizens, making America the global hotspot for such threats. Your smartphone is now at risk from a surge in malicious ...

Drivers in the UAE, particularly Abu Dhabi, are warned of fake Darb toll alerts via SMS. These scams claim pending fees and ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

When your phone buzzes with a message saying your flight is canceled, your first instinct is to panic. Scammers are counting on that. A new travel scam is spreading through fake airline texts that ...

PCWorld explains how to identify SMS cost traps that use urgent language and fake prizes to trick recipients into calling premium-rate numbers or replying to texts. These scams matter because ...