Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

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 ...

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 ...