ZDNET's key takeaways AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024.Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both.File claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either ...

Your phone already has powerful spam protection tools—you just need to activate them. We show you how on iPhone and Android.

On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the ...

At this point, advertising is inescapable. Billboards, TV commercials, and print ads have been around forever, but they've become increasingly invasive in the digital age. The websites you visit, ...

Michigan lawmakers are moving to crack down on telemarketers, scammers and bots barraging residents with unwanted calls and texts. A five-bill package advanced Wednesday, Dec. 3, by a Senate committee ...

Law enforcement got a chance to help make the season a little brighter for kids in the Capital City. The dresses will move on, but Betty Denson's daughter says the love sewn into the shop will walk ...

AT&T and Verizon are not happy about T-Mobile’s new “Switching Made Easy” tool. Both carriers appear to be blocking account access when their users attempt to sign in through the T-Life app. AT&T has ...

If you’ve been itching to switch your wireless service provider but don’t want to deal with the hassle, T-Mobile makes changing your carrier super simple. You won’t have to jump through hoops, wasting ...

According to a November scam alert from the government agency Swiss National Cyber Security Centre, some people are getting alarming texts about lost iPhones. Boonchai Wedmakawand / Getty Images ...

The FBI and other US agencies warn iPhone users to stop sending texts via iMessage due to encryption vulnerabilities. Chinese-linked hacking operations, including Salt Typhoon and LANDFALL, have ...

Your encrypted messages are now under threat. Not only does new commercial spyware put your private content at risk, it can also compromise your phone, providing attackers with access to everything — ...