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How Do I Stop SMS Scams From Ruining My Life?
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Using WhatsApp Bot Farm to Ask Military to Surrender
Ukraine’s Security Service announced that it had disrupted a Russian operation that sent 5,000 messages to police and military officers asking to defect and surrender.
People Are Getting Scam Texts From … Themselves
A seemingly widespread scam tries to get people to click on a phishing link contained in a text that appears to come from a target’s own number.
The Virtual Phone Farms Scammers Use to Set Up Fake Accounts
Many sites force users to verify their identity with a phone number. Scammers turn to services like 5SIM where they can rent a phone number for pennies.
SMS Phishing Is Getting Out Of Control
Consumers and security companies report a concerning increase in scams via text message phishing, also known as smishing.
How Big Telecoms Are Making Our Text Messages More Vulnerable
Researchers found telcos are implementing the successor to SMS in ways that make text messages more vulnerable.
Months-Old 'Ghost Texts' Were Sent by This Company You Never Heard Of
Read the service notice that explains why old text messages suddenly showed up on people’s phones this week.
People Are Suddenly Getting Random, Old Texts And No One Knows Why
Several people reported receiving old, random texts in the middle of the night.
Twitter Took Phone Numbers for Security and Used Them for Advertising
This could make people think twice about using a phone number to secure their account at all.
The Route of a Text Message, a Love Story
The surprisingly complex journey a text message takes every time we hit 'send.'
Verizon Is Making It Harder for Teachers to Contact Students Who Don’t Have Smartphones
Verizon’s new fees on app to phone long code messages was designed to counter robotexts, not stop teachers from assigning homework.
Hacking Is the Least Ridiculous Part of 'House of Cards,' Somehow
Amber alert hacking, polyglots, and switching centers.