Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “erroneously” told a watchdog group that it no longer retains text messages required by law, saying the “misunderstanding” stemmed from the department ending ...

Mayor Tito Brown and challenger Derrick McDowell relay differing messages in Youngstown, Ohio Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary stores Border Patrol commander Bovino ordered ...

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The fast-evolving Android RAT spreads by impersonating popular apps and exploiting contact trust to propagate malicious links across victims’ networks. A fast-evolving Android spyware campaign known ...

Scammers have been abusing unsecured cellular routers used in industrial settings to blast SMS-based phishing messages in campaigns that have been ongoing since 2023, researchers said. The routers, ...

Unless you’re still running 2020’s OxygenOS 11, your phone is likely vulnerable. Unless you’re still running 2020’s OxygenOS 11, your phone is likely vulnerable. is a news editor with over a ...

A vulnerability in multiple versions of OxygenOS, the Android-based operating system from OnePlus, allows any installed app to access SMS data and metadata without requiring permission or user ...

There is good news tonight for an 80-year-old softball player whose encouraging text message to teammates has gone viral. Nelson Bradbury capturing the hearts of millions on TikTok who read the sweet ...

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared Wednesday that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had texted her just hours before his assassination last week. “The last message he had ...