Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. We have never seen a text message attack swarm across America to this ...

If you feel like your phone’s inbox is blowing up with spam messages these days, you aren’t alone! From fake delayed package messages to false warnings about account issues, it can seem like the texts ...

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

Smishing texts are fraudulent messages sent via SMS (Short Message Service) or text messaging with the intent to trick recipients into revealing personal information, such as passwords, credit card ...

When I made the switch from my iPhone 15 Pro Max to a Galaxy S25 Ultra earlier this year, one of the first things I missed was the ability to delete text messages that I'd sent. The ability to unsend ...

We’ve all had those texts we want to delete — from bad jokes and typos, to (gulp) sending something sensitive to the wrong contact. Can you really ever remove a text from your life? Is a deleted text ...