What is a smishing text? Learn how SMS phishing scams work, how to spot them, and the best ways to protect yourself from ...

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

Hackers have set up over 10,000 fake websites to keep smishing scams going and target both iPhone and Android users with texts. Kurt the CyberGuy shares how to defend yourself.

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating ...

Recently, several state and federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service, have warned against the rise of smishing, the SMS version of phishing.

News outlets reported that these scams exploited more than 10,000 people via SMS. But what is smishing, and how can you protect yourself from it? What is the difference between phishing and smishing?

FBI issues new warning of nationwide 'smishing' text scam from E-ZPass or other road toll collection service. Here's what to ...

A phishing scam is going around that could put many Texans' personal information at risk. Here's what to know.

An official-looking link ends with “.gov,” which previous federal agency fraud warnings told users to look for at the end of ...

Some phone plans may charge you for incoming text messages, and smishing (SMS phishing) attacks can be even more dangerous if you're not careful. However, you don’t have to put up with them.

Smishing combines SMS — or short message service — and phishing, which generally pertains to attacks on the internet, email or websites. Scammers are targeting E-ZPass users nationwide with a ...