Reply with a Y looks harmless on the surface, but it’s a clever way of disabling the built-in phishing protection protocol on iPhones. Apple has created a system for iMessage that automatically ...

In an alarming development, cybercriminals have devised a new method to circumvent Apple's built-in phishing protection for iMessage, potentially exposing you to malicious links and scams.

The emergence and proliferation of sophisticated iMessage phishing scams serve as a poignant reminder of the ever-evolving nature of digital threats and the paramount importance of maintaining a ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage's built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. With so much of our daily ...

Scammers who prey on Apple iMessage users via phishing (or smishing) messages are doubling down on a novel tactic that tricks their victims into disabling built-in security. Spotted by ...

The phishing gangs typically load multiple stolen ... gaps in sender ID validation within both messaging platforms. “For iMessage, this involves creating temporary Apple IDs with impersonated ...

Google Messages rolls out a built-in unsubscribe button, streamlining the process of managing and blocking spam texts. Here's what others are doing.

Though the term smishing comes from a combination of the words phishing and SMS, these scams can also be conducted through other messaging platforms such as iMessage, Google Messages and WhatsApp.

Here’s something you may not know: Hackers can sign up for phishing-as-a-service platforms. In other words, there are businesses that put together a PhAAS software package that hackers can buy ...