Smishing is a phishing attempt by text message and is aimed at stealing your personal or credit card information.

Attackers trick iPhone users into disabling Apple's protection against smashing messages that look to steal personal data.

Delete any smishing texts received. If you clicked any link or provided your information, take steps to secure your personal ...

The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by ...

A wave of fraudulent text messages targeting drivers with claims of unpaid E-ZPass tolls has prompted warnings from authorities across the United States. Known as a "smishing" scam, the messages ...

QUINCY – My turn to receive the latest fraudulent "smishing" scam arrived at 9:27 a.m. Sunday when a text message appeared on my iPhone. It told me that I owed money for unpaid tolls on state ...

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was alerted that a text message-based scam was pretending to be tolling ...

Beware: texts are part of the latest “smishing” scam, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The texts say that the recipient owes money for EZ pass tolls and include a ...

Have you recently received an odd text claiming you have an unpaid road toll bill? You’re not alone. Scads of people are reporting being targeted in so-called“smishing” scams designed to trick people ...

This is smishing, a text message scam, technically referred to as a tactic at social engineering. Based on a recent uptick of reports, MassDOT made its third warning about smishing in recent months.