One trick con artists have been up to lately involves sending targets random, harmless text messages before attempting to ...

An increasing number of seemingly random and innocuous texts are hitting Apple and ... In 2024, consumers lost $470 million ...

Scammers gather phone numbers from data breaches, shady websites, or by using software that generates random combinations.

If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the ...

CNBC reports that online scammers are increasingly turning to these "wrong number" message tactics, aided by artificial ...