Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says cybercriminals are exploiting iMessage phishing protection, tricking users to reactivate links.

here are a few tips and tricks to avoid some of the more popular scams that tend to pop up right around game time. Whether through email or text, phishing or smishing scams are fake communications ...

Jim Rossman is a tech columnist for Tribune News Service. He may be reached at jrossmantechadviser@gmail.com.

The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by ...

Homeowner’s Associations (HOAs) have become prime targets for cybercriminals. Why? HOAs often handle large amounts of money ...

With the rise of smartphones, cybercriminals have found a new way to exploit users: smishing. Short for "SMS phishing," smishing is a scam where fraudsters us ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The term "smishing" is a combination of "SMS" (short message service) and "phishing." Smishing is a form of phishing, the fraudulent practice of sending ...

Sean Fullerton, a senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments, warns that AI is particularly useful for lower-level hackers, making phishing and smishing (phishing via text messages) ...

With the prevalence of mobile phones in modern society it is no surprise that smishing continues to be a popular attack ... (SMS): The technology used for text messages on mobile phones Phishing: A ...

Smishing is a phishing attempt by text message aimed at ... His office also recommends the following tips for avoiding toll scams. Don’t rush to click on links or respond to the texts.Check ...

In January of 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Citibank accusing it of neglecting to protect its customers from email phishing and smishing (phishing done ...

Levine recommends using the following strategy to avoid getting caught by smishing, phishing or vishing. Vishing is the name given to similar attacks using voicemail, phone calls using either real ...