Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says cybercriminals are exploiting iMessage phishing protection, tricking users to reactivate links.

iPhone users are experiencing a surge in so-called "smishing" attacks that encourage them to disable basic iMessage protections, according to the cybersecurity news site BleepingComputer.

A new iPhone warning has been issued after a loophole was found that disables Apple’s phishing protection on its messaging ...

As an effective first line of defense against this type of activity, Apple embeds different tools for protection ... numbers are likely to reply to these smishing attempts, likely leading to ...

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 ...

Languages: English. "The scam is the smishing with the text," the spokesperson said, "It's very current and topical." According to the spokesperson, the scammers send a text message telling the ...

This is a brazen way around iMessage’s smishing protection, as the criminals are saying exactly what needs to be done to activate the dodgy link without giving the game away. “As users have ...

Over the past couple of months, BleepingComputer has seen a surge in smishing attacks that attempt ... and turn off iMessage's built-in phishing protection for this text. Even if a user doesn ...

Gone smishing? I’ve seen a lot of buzz on the internet lately about text-based scams, also called smishing. I have to admit I had not paid close attention to the details – until I received my ...

The scams are known as “smishing,” which is “a mashup of SMS — for ‘short message service’ — and phishing,” according to a scam guide from the FCC. The department posted an ...

Cybercriminals trick iPhone users by exploiting iMessage's phishing protection, asking you to reply and reactivate dangerous ...