A widespread SMS scam is targeting thousands of smartphone users in the US. Fraudsters are sending bogus texts demanding ...

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

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

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

The term “smishing” is a combination of “SMS” and “phishing,” referring to deceptive tactics used to manipulate individuals into providing confidential information. The FBI has issued ...

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 ...

Smishing is the use of SMS texts by scammers attempting to compromise data and pilfer money. And if you think the problem is ...

E-ZPass and most other toll agencies do not send texts to non-account holders.

Though the term smishing comes from a combination of the words phishing and SMS, these scams can also be conducted through other messaging platforms such as iMessage, Google Messages and WhatsApp.