U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Cyber Directorate is warning the Army community about cellphone text cyber threats and offering tips to avoid this fast growing scam. Similar to email ...

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

Did you know that, on average, 6 billion SMS messages are sent every day in the U.S. alone? That’s 180 billion each month and 2.27 trillion each year. Globally, 4.2 billion people are texting ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been around for decades, but it’s no longer just for personal chats. Today, businesses rely on texting to reach customers directly, promote products and share important ...

Microsoft Outlook includes an SMS message feature that allows you to send text messages in the same way you would normally send or forward an email or calendar appointment to a contact. To use the ...

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