Spam texts are on the rise, and they come in many forms: donation requests, sales notifications, marketing notices, and scams, to name a few. According to a report by spam call and text app RoboKiller ...

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

As the 2024 US election campaigns draw to a close, political text messages have become overwhelming. Here's what to do about it. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University ...

There are far too many different types of cyberattacks everyone can be exposed to out there. One of the most commonly heard words in this digital world is "phishing," which is an anonymous entity ...

Stop! Don’t reply “Stop” or Stop2End to any more infernal political text messages asking you to take a poll, click a link, or donate. That’s supposed to work, but it’s not. Just ask anyone who has ...

(NEXSTAR) – It’s that time of year again. Election season is well underway, as local, state and big-time politicians clamor for your vote in the primaries and come November. Lately, that means less ...

Phishing attempts via text message are getting more frequent and more sophisticated. Learn how to avoid text scams and what to do if you fall victim. Peter Butler Managing Editor Peter is a writer and ...

Sometimes it can seem like companies are constantly hounding you to make a buck. They send you spam, track your cookies and ...

In this historically divisive time, there’s agreement on one thing: Political texting is completely out of control. That ping on your phone, once welcomed, is delivering a textapocalypse of doomsday ...

My 20-year-old didn’t like that when they typed “excited” in a text message on their iPhone, iOS automatically seemed to apply a Ripple effect, part of the set of somewhat pointless Text Effects that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – It’s that time of year again.