Background Teenagers widely use digital devices for information sharing and other daily activities. Their heavy reliance on smartphones and tablets may contribute to repetitive-use injuries of the ...

Court officials in Philadelphia are warning people about a text messaging scam that claims to be from the city's municipal court and falsely tells recipients that they owe unpaid parking citations.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A new year brings another set of phishing text messages making the rounds from scammers falsely claiming to be from ODOT and DMV. "Don’t take the bait!" the agency warning in a ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Yes, the Verizon $20 ...

PCWorld explains how to identify SMS cost traps that use urgent language and fake prizes to trick recipients into calling premium-rate numbers or replying to texts. These scams matter because ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) posted a text message she sent to President Donald Trump that she believes “sent him over the edge” and prompted him to attack her on social media. On Friday, the ...

Democrat Jay Jones won the race to become Virginia’s next attorney general, overcoming the disclosure of text messages in which he suggested a former legislative colleague should be shot. Jones will ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The text message came in over the summer. It was early in the morning, around 8 a.m. while second-year swingman Jaylon Tyson drove to Cleveland Clinic Courts — the Cavs’ practice ...

If you get a text claiming an Amazon product you purchased is recalled, take heed − it may be a scam. If you get a text claiming an Amazon product you purchased is recalled, take heed − it may be a ...