Unexpected “short” text messages may lead to “long” term problems. Jay Elliott with the Better Business Bureau’s Tip-Off to the Rip-Off® on WBBM Newsradio has the details.

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

Audio recordings are a convenient feature in iMessage that can potentially lead to embarrassing message misfires. Here's how to take control of audio recordings in the app. Messages is a great app for ...

PCWorld explains how to identify SMS cost traps that use urgent language and fake prizes to trick recipients into calling premium-rate numbers or replying to texts. These scams matter because ...