Tired of spam texts? Your phone comes with built-in protection against them, but it might be turned off by default. Here's how to change that on both iPhone and Android.

If your phone is anything like mine was, you receive several messages every day packed with offers for tax preparation assistance, back tax relief, multiple "stim checks," a variety of free gifts, and ...

If you block every scam number that calls on your phone, eventually you may run into a problem you probably didn't know existed.

T-Mobile has announced it is rolling out a pair of features today for its post-paid subscribers intended to help eliminate nefarious calls. Named Scam ID and Scam Block, they work in different ways to ...

For the past two months, 91-year-old South Milwaukee resident Dorothy Wiza's phone has been bombarded with spam calls. Starting in November, while Wiza ate meals at her kitchen table or sorted through ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Scams are now a fast, AI-driven ecosystem, exploiting social platforms and urgency to target all age groups, not just the elderly. Effective defense relies on smart friction, or using targeted, ...

An illustration showing a man in a blue sweatshirt about to answer an unknown call - FCC For some of us, there was a time — however long ago — when we would actually answer a call without knowing who ...

A suspicious call in Thailand can leave you wondering whether to hang up, answer a threat, or protect your bank account. Caller ID can be spoofed, so even a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past two months, 91-year-old South Milwaukee resident Dorothy Wiza's phone has been bombarded with spam calls. Starting in ...