Over the past few months, a large-scale cloud storage subscription scam campaign has been targeting users worldwide with repeated emails falsely warning recipients that their photos, files, and ...

They say that replying "STOP" will get the texts to cease. But it can often make things worse. Here's a better way to staunch ...

Wait at least three days before texting a new date. But new research tells a different story—and reveals the surprising sweet ...

Do not send anything back–not questions as to the sender’s identity, and not requests to remove you from their list.

It is effectively a modernized version of the SMS standard, which remains available as a fallback option for text messages over a cellular network. The enhancements listed above were actually ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is urging Illinoisans to beware of fraudulent text messages demanding money. The scam messages have claimed that a person's ...

Perry Village government is aiming to enhance communication with its residents by implementing a new text messaging program. The village will be using TextMyGov, a smart-texting system designed for ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. A VIEWER NAMED CHARLES JUST SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE THROUGH EMAIL. HE POINTED OUT THERE WERE NO MISSPELLINGS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER TELLTALE SIGNS ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

The average human receives two hundred and seventy text messages a day. Sounds crazy, right? I hope so, because I made that number up. But here’s a fact: it’s impossible to answer every text that you ...