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 ...

My fake police text prank on little brother went horribly wrong. See the unexpected and chaotic outcome! Donald Trump dealt blow from Republican state in redistricting war USDA head says ‘everyone’ on ...

On November 7, 1875, Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee – one of India's most influential 19th century thinkers – wrote the words to a poem, a hymn, that would become a rallying cry for freedom ...

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – An AI-driven TikTok trend is resulting in 911 calls by panicked people who think a man has broken into their homes. The prank uses artificial intelligence to create a ...

In the messages, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, Jay Jones, discusses the hypothetical killing of a Republican lawmaker. By Chris Hippensteel The texts from a Democrat who had served in ...

Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them.

Text messages released between Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's murder, and his roommate, Lance Twiggs, have attracted scrutiny from people on social media. Writing on X and other ...

A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into missing text messages from former chair Gary Gensler’s phone between October 2022 and September 2023 has concluded that “avoidable errors” led ...

RCS support has opened the door for some advanced messaging features, and earlier this year Google started work on a new remote-deletion option. Users are able to delete recently sent messages from ...

The FBI is warning millions of Americans to be wary of an innocuous-seeming text message that’s making the rounds — and to delete it immediately if they get it. (Surprise! It’s a scam.) Americans have ...

"What happens when a prank goes wrong? Watch Anthony Mennella's attempt to prank his ""stalker"" with Jacob Sartorius lyrics." Dave Ramsey bluntly warns Americans on 401(k), Roth IRA money Embattled ...

April 27 - The NFL is investigating Friday's prank call to Shedeur Sanders that purported the rookie quarterback would be drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 40th overall pick, according to ...