It starts with a simple call, a message, a popup — but it ends with a potentially life-changing loss. It is a dangerous enough threat that Google has updated Android to protect its users. While there ...

People have been warned that a ‘phantom hacker’ is targeting Apple, Android and Windows devices. Scammers have a new trick up ...

Smishing is a phishing attempt by text message and is aimed at stealing your personal or credit card information.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has jointly launched new legal action against Google, claiming that the tech giant’s use of ’real time bidding’ (RTB) ad technology compromises national ...

If you got a text message urging you to pay tolls through a linked website, watch out — it’s almost certainly a scam. “The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) was alerted that a text ...

Your bill for $6.99 is due soon.” The text message contains a link and instructs you to “pay and avoid additional fees” by ...

Did you get a text claiming you have an unpaid toll? Watch out: MassDOT says this is part of the latest "smishing" scam ...

The malware, which authorities said was developed by China-backed hackers, was used to infect, control and steal information from victims' computers.

A Chinese-linked malware, known as PlugX, has been successfully wiped from thousands of infected computers worldwide, the US ...

According to the FBI Phishing or Spoofing Crimes rank higher than personal data breaches and non-delivery scams. A 2023 report shows TX is among the top targets.

Clarice Weimer’s story starts with a situation many folks have experienced and ends with the loss of her life savings.

A smishing text message scam regarding unpaid toll bills is resurfacing, and some in the DMV area have been targeted.