Websites that authenticate users through links and codes sent in text messages are imperiling the privacy of millions of ...

This is critical because U.S. federal agencies repeatedly warn that texting without the protection of end-to-end encryption ...

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

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

SMS blasters are portable devices which impersonate a mobile phone network tower and are used by cybercriminals.

A harmless text message can quickly become expensive. Read this article to find out in which cases you should not respond.

Google will soon ditch SMS codes for two-factor authentication for Gmail accounts. QR codes will be used instead of SMS codes. This change will reduce the impact of rampant, global SMS abuse. Update, ...

Google is now planning to phase out the use of SMS authentication for Gmail, and the company is looking towards using other methods that are far safer and more convenient than text messages. Various ...