Although some sources are wary about using two-factor authentication (2FA) to secure your online accounts, it remains a worthwhile consideration when setting up a new account. It's like, why make it ...

The United Parcel Service (UPS) says fraudsters have been harvesting phone numbers and other information from its online shipment tracking tool in Canada to send highly targeted SMS phishing (a.k.a.

Receive-smss.com is expanding! The platform provides access to a temporary virtual number for immediate SMS verification without registration, thus providing digital users with absolutely new levels ...

Rich Rosen is the Founder & CEO of Fastcall—a leading Salesforce native app for phone, SMS and video. Rich has two phone-related patents. SMS messaging is great for marketing, sales, customer service ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will require PC players to use the same SMS text message verification process that frustrated Overwatch 2’s launch for many, but with an important exception: Any ...

“Italian made Ray Bay, Oakley sunglasses :)” reads the Emoji-riddled iMessage sitting in your iPhone’s Messages inbox. “Pick up Your New RayBan Sunglasses Here before they run out!” If you’re using ...

Google is implementing major new Play Store rules for how Android’s “SMS” and “Call Log” permissions are used. New Play Store rules will only allow certain types of apps to request phone call logs and ...

Update, Feb. 26, 2025: This story, originally published Feb. 23, now includes additional commentary regarding the potential security implications of the decision to deprecate SMS from the Gmail ...

Following a barrage of complaints and criticism, Blizzard is dropping a requirement to have phone numbers attached to Battle.net accounts "for a majority of existing Overwatch players." SMS Protect, ...