Can you get hacked by responding to a text? This is likely a common question. Thankfully, the risks are easy to spot. Protection is easy too.

Google says devices running Android 12 or older that are no longer receiving security updates leave more than 40 per cent of active phones vulnerable to malware and spyware.

The city of Tallahassee sent an erroneous text alert to roughly 40,000 customers about potential water leaks. The false alarm caused panic and led some residents, like Sue Hall, to unnecessarily hire ...

A toll violation scam that cropped up across the country, including Delaware, in January 2025, has returned. The text messages claiming to be from some Delaware entity claim an "unpaid toll is listed ...

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TAMPA, Fla. — If you're a Duke Energy customer, the company is warning you to be wary of a scam text regarding a scheduled power outage. Duke officials shared a screenshot of these texts, which claims ...

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy officials are warning about a scam targeting customers, which claims they will be impacted by scheduled power outages. These messages do not come from the utility company. Do ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — The state's power grid operator, ERCOT, is reminding Texans it does not text people directly to share information about power grid conditions. Some Texans have been getting text ...

A series of bombshell text messages between actress Blake Lively and her longtime friend Taylor Swift has revealed how Lively’s personal relationships suffered amid drama on the set of her film “It ...

Users once again are reporting getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets. t's a scam, which now has entered its second year. The scam text messages have been ...