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

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

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias warns Illinois residents to look out for text message scams claiming to be from ...

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

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 ...

Google has declared war on text message scammers, launching a lawsuit and introducing new anti-phishing protections to combat the rising tide of fraud. The tech giant’s legal action targets phishing ...

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 ...

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 Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or BMV, is warning its customers about new text message scams that are now strongly mimicking the BMV’s mobile website and improperly citing Indiana Code. Our ...

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 ...