Just as millions of Americans are sending presents and cards this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service is warning about a scam sent via text message. According to the US Postal Inspector Service, ...

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don’t quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting ...

Early last year, Grant Smith received an alarmed message from his wife. She had gotten a text notification about a delayed package, clicked the link, and paid a fee. Then she realized that it was not, ...

Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images file) Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of ...

Google has declared war on text message scammers, launching a lawsuit and introducing new anti-phishing protections to combat the rising tide of fraud. The tech giant’s legal action targets phishing ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

"Phishing for dummies" kits make it easier to scam millions, Google alleged. Honestly I'm struggling to see how suing 25 unnamed individuals is going to make it stop, but I'd love to understand how. I ...