SMS blasters are portable devices which impersonate a mobile phone network tower and are used by cybercriminals.

It can be exciting to learn that you have unclaimed rewards points, but if this news arrives via an unsolicited text message, ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning Illinoisans to lookout for text message scams claiming to be from the "Illinois State Department ...

I'm normally not a fan of mash-up jargon, especially if it's describing something meaningful. I'll admit, however, that it's hard to top the word "smishing." On the surface, it sounds innocent and ...

Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee has warned of a new wave of sophisticated scams targeting unsuspecting victims on web ...

A phone call that sounds like a family member in trouble. A text claiming unpaid tolls. A job offer that appears legitimate but asks for an upfront fee. Federal investigators say these scenarios ...

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 ...

Digital scams cost Australians millions of dollars each year - and they’re becoming more convincing than ever.  From SMS ...

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 ...

The best way to defend against this type of scam is to simply ignore it. Those who wish to be a bit more proactive can forward all spam to 7726 (SPAM), helping their wireless provider spot and block ...