Officials with the U.S. Postal Service are warning of an ongoing text messaging scam that could target you this holiday ...

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 ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Google has sued a Chinese group allegedly behind a wave of scam SMS messages that impersonate E-ZPass and USPS to trick ...

Google has announced a lawsuit in the US that aims to take down “Lighthouse,” an organization that sends scam phishing texts such as the USPS scams that everyone seems to get. In a blog post today, ...

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 says the group’s tools enabled scammers with little technical skill to impersonate agencies like the IRS and the USPS ...

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 ...

Circle to Search is getting a new trick that detects suspicious messages or web content, letting users know why it could be part of a scam. Malicious actors are becoming increasingly common, and scam ...

Scam Texts Impersonating E-ZPass and USPS Traced to Chinese Fraudsters Google is suing the unnamed fraudsters, and claims the SMS phishing operation in China may have stolen as many as 115 million ...