STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Consumers who have received spam text messages from Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, a U.S. health care provider, may be eligible for a settlement of up to $75 per message, ...

There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their allow list—is delivering scam spam. According to an Ars reader, the address on ...

Recent data suggests that Americans receive more than 642 million spam texts every day as of December 2025, according to the spam text and call blocking app Robokiller. That means that every second in ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

Opening a text message announcing U.S. President Donald Trump's arrest will result in your bank account being attacked. A rumor that circulated on social media in January 2026 claimed opening a text ...

DEAR HELOISE: When telemarketers call your house, answer by spelling “stop” out loud. I thought that I would try this one day because this is what I get told when I receive spam text messages. Our ...

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New York issued a warning on Tuesday after a spam message was sent through its official text message updates. Scott Reif, a spokesperson for the NYS Office of Information Technology Services, ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

Kong Ji Chen, 31 was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment after using an SMS blaster to spam commuters with fraudulent text messages during rush hour. The court heard a member of the public received a ...

After previewing last year and sharing more details in May, Key Verifier is “now available to all Android 10+ users” to protect against impersonators and fraudsters. This system uses QR codes to ...

The U.S. is awash with scam text messages. Officials say it has become a billion-dollar, highly sophisticated business benefiting criminals in China. Your highway toll payment is now past due, one ...