Americans’ inboxes face a daily deluge of unwanted spam. Phishing texts claiming that tolls haven’t been paid or packages can’t be delivered, calls from solicitors promising to erase debt, malware ...

A new phishing scam is getting a lot of attention because it uses real Apple Support tickets to trick people into giving up their accounts. Broadcom's Eric Moret shared how he nearly lost his entire ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

Cyber crimes are becoming increasingly common and, with each one, scammers get better at tricking you into giving away your personal information. Federal officials have warned of a wave of phony text ...

You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in ...

I got tired of endless holiday spam. Here’s how I used Apple’s temporary burner email feature to instantly shut off unwanted marketing emails. Faith Foushee CNET Contributor Faith Foushee is a CNET ...

A new scam is sweeping across smartphones and catching thousands of people off guard. Criminals are sending fake "Cloud Storage Full" or "photo deletion" alerts that claim your images and videos are ...

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It’s the season of loan apps offering quick approvals and marketers pushing discounts you didn’t ask for. Even with Google Messages’ spam filter turned on, some still slip into my inbox. Sometimes ...

The use of "invalid numbers for transmission," considered a major method of illegal spam messages, will be blocked. On the 17th, the Ministry of Science and ICT announced that starting this day, it ...

New York issued a warning on Tuesday after a spam message was sent through its official text message updates. Scott Reif, a spokesperson for the NYS Office of Information Technology Services, ...