On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the ...

BOSTON - If you have a cell phone, you've probably received text messages from political candidates who are looking for money, even though you didn't give them your number or permission to text you.

Text messages that come to your phone as spam messages are a nuisance at best and a risk to your personal security at worst. But somewhere in between lies a unique type of spam text message that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Update: Republished on May 6 with new intelligence on the scale of ...

Republished on August 12 with new text message attack warnings. American smartphones are under attack from malicious text messages. This industrial scale campaign is driven by organized criminal gangs ...

If you've gotten a mysterious message on your cellphone that looks like it came from your own phone number, do not click on the link. Verizon customers have reported receiving these messages over the ...

There is enough to worry about in life without the additional stress and terror of finding out your friends, family or complete strangers have been receiving a text ...

Phishing attempts via text message are getting more frequent and more sophisticated. Learn how to avoid text scams and what to do if you fall victim. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To ...

A text might pop up on your phone from an unknown number and attempt to start up a conversation. Don’t bite. It’s the beginning of a new scam whose end goal is to steal your identity. The message ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Scammers will do anything to get your money or personal information. A popular scam that has been making the rounds involves a text message from an unknown number, and an ...

If you've received a text about an unpaid toll recently, experts are warning it's likely a scam.Reports of unpaid toll texts are on the rise, especially in recent weeks.Many will include a message ...