If you get an urgent text message about a package, it's probably a scam. Here's how to tell, and how to avoid getting suckered.

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

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Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

Users are pnce again getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets and threatening ...

Mixed in with messages from those you know and love are texts trying to steal your information, money, or both. This holiday season, the Better Business Bureau says thieves are cranking up what's ...

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 ...

Just as millions of Americans are sending presents and cards this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service is warning about a scam sent via text message. According to the US Postal Inspector Service, ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Better Business Bureau is warning the public about a text message scam that promises free Netflix for a year. The BBB says those who’ve fallen victim to the scam received ...

Phishing has overtaken traditional scam channels as the fastest-growing digital threat in the Philippines, with risky URLs climbing sharply throughout 2025 and driving renewed urgency in consumer ...