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During the festive season, cyber crooks are actively duping credit card holders with fake reward points, cashback, and credit ...

Once a phone is captured, the blaster can push it onto an older, less secure 2G network. That makes it easier to push out ...

We use Google Messages to stay in touch with our friends and family, send pictures, or share links to interesting articles we ...

Google Messages will get an essential "mentions" feature that will be especially useful for group chats. More details here.

We've got some new progress to share about how @mentions are likely to work when Google Messages is ready to introduce them.

Google Messages is rethinking its approach to previewing hyperlinks, and we're not sure all the changes are for the best.

The vulnerability can let installed mobile apps access SMS/MMS data on a OnePlus phone without asking for user permission, ...

Cybercriminals are now using portable fake cell towers to flood users with scam text messages. How it works and how to ...

OnePlus smartphones running OxygenOS versions 12 through 15 contain a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-10184, ...

If you have a OnePlus phone with OxygenOS 12 through OxygenOS 15, you should be aware of a serious security issue.

I lost my wallet with five cards and $200 in cash on day one of my trip abroad. Here’s how I saved my vacation using a mobile wallet and a backup ATM card.