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What's a smishing text? See examples as scam text messages target people over unpaid tolls

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

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What’s ‘smishing’? FBI warns of new wave of scam text messages

The latest FBI warning includes toll scams, but adds bogus messages from package delivery companies, Forbes reports. The tactic is known as “smishing” — a combination of “SMS (Short Message Service ice) and “phishing” — and it uses text messages to trick people into giving out sensitive personal information.

FBI warns against responding to scam text messages about highway toll collection

The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month.

Apple will soon encrypt iPhone-to-Android messages

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Apple Says Messages App on iPhones Will Soon Receive an Important New Feature

Apple has promised that an important security upgrade is coming to the Messages app across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. In a

Apple iPhone Messages Are Going To Change Out Of All Recognition

Apple has confirmed that changes are afoot which will significantly improve messaging between Apple and Android handsets.

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Apple will soon encrypt iPhone-to-Android messages just like iMessage

Macworld When Apple released Messages with RCS support in iOS 18 last year, it was missing a key security feature: end-to-end encryption. At the time, Apple said it would wait until encryption was part of the RCS Universal Profile before bringing it to Messages.

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Text messages reveal chilling moments during University of Idaho murders

Newly released text messages have provided a glimpse into the terrifying moments experienced by two surviving roommates ...

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'We don't send text messages' | Harris County Toll Road Authority warns about ramped up scams

But it never sends text messages requesting payment. "So, that's your first clue," HCTRA Assistant Director of Communications ...

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What Is ‘Smishing’ and Why Is the FBI Recommending You Delete iPhone and Android Text Messages That Say This

The FBI is warning cell phone users about an increased "smishing" scam. The text message claim the users they owe road toll ...

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That text message asking you to pay a North Carolina highway toll? Ignore it. Here’s why.

The N.C. Attorney General and Turnpike Authority warn that a nationwide scam is hitting phones in North Carolina.

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Stop Robotexts: How to Block Smishing and Spam Text Messages

On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the ...

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Strength In Numbers: Safeguarding MMS, SMS And RCS From Fraud And Spam

Standard, industry-wide approaches like STIR/SHAKEN highlight the strength of a phone number. Because dozens of carriers and ...

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LA wildfires: What text messages sent to and from LA fire chief during blaze show

Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were ...

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What Is a Smishing Scam and How to Stay Safe

In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...

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