Text messages that appear to come from motor vehicle departments are the latest lure scammers are using in a new phishing campaign to steal your data.

Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, allegedly texted his roommate the day of the shooting and discussed his ...

The FBI recently put consumers on notice about text message privacy threats. Here's why, and how to keep your information ...

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We've all been here before. All of us have, at one point or another, accidentally deleted an important text. Gloria, from Chepachet, Rhode Island, reached out to us with this question: "I accidentally ...

If you need another reason to stop doomscrolling, we’ve got one ready: It can lead to anxiety-inducing information you wish you didn’t see. Case in point for me: TikTok videos about how people can ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Viral posts are fuelling panic that the EU will soon scan text messages. But the concerns are premature with the proposal ...

Have you gotten a text message telling you aren’t registered to vote? The texts say: “We have you in our records as not registered to vote. Check your registration status & register in 2 minutes at” ...

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

I'm not a sucker, but I played one on the internet last month -- purely in the interest of science, of course. My text messages and email spam folder are filled with the usual assortment of shady ...