Spam text messages to US mobiles soar 28% in March
Spam text messages to US mobile phones took flight in March, as they soared a whopping 28% from February 2022. Meanwhile, spam calls
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Police make multiple arrests in UK-wide crackdown on scam texts
Police have made eight arrests following a series of early morning operations targeting individuals suspected of sending out “smishing” texts. These scam messages aim
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HMRC warn of COVID-19 scam text messages
Cyber criminals are continuing to exploit COVID-19 concerns – this time with scam text messages about a non-existent government grant.
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New HMRC text message phishing scam targets self-employed
A new phishing scam, designed to steal personal and financial details from self-employed workers using the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS),
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Database with millions of SMS messages found online
A massive database storing tens of millions of SMS text messages, most of which were sent by businesses to potential customers, has
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Twitter temporarily disables tweet via text message after CEO hacked
Twitter has temporarily disabled the ability to tweet via text messages, after it’s CEO Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked on
Read MoreHuawei Smartphones SMS Denial Of Service Vulnerability
There is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Short Message Service (SMS) module of some Huawei smart phones.
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