Beware of text messages with promises to win or a call to action! Because it is precisely messages like these that repeatedly ...

Researchers analyzed WhatsApp metadata to test how accurately people judge their own messaging habits and response patterns.

One text message, a tap on a link, and a life's savings can vanish before morning. That is what happened to a Houston woman ...

The French and U.K. equivalents to the U.S. government’s cyber defense agency have issued new advice for users. “Deactivate ...

Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.

Text messaging scams are rising beyond fake E-ZPass, EZDriveMa or other road toll collection services seeking immediate payments of unpaid tolls and fines. 'Smishing' text fraud has invaded cell ...

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles scam example. U.S. consumers lost $470 million to text-messaging scams last year, and as they become more sophisticated, more people are likely to be victims. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The TCPA, a decades-old law governed by the Federal Communications Commission, prohibits automated text messages without prior ...