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.

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

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

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?

Smishing is a combination of SMS — a text message service — and phishing, which is a deceptive tactic used to steal people’s ...

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.

This tactic, known as “smishing”— a portmanteau of “SMS” and “phishing” — targets people using text messages to trick people into giving out sensitive information. The ...

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

These recent smishing scams — phishing attacks via SMS — have exploited over 10,000 newly registered domains, using fraudulent payment requests to obtain personal and financial information.

Known as “smishing” (SMS phishing), the scam involves fraudulent texts impersonating toll and package delivery services to trick recipients into clicking malicious links or revealing sensitive data.