Spam Texts
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Phone bank fraud is rising in Canada. How to protect yourself from being scammedThe Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received an increasing number of reports of scam phone calls and texts from fraudsters claiming to be from a financial institution.CanadaNov 2, 2022
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Phishing scams through text on the rise in Canada, CRTC saysBetween July and September, 83 per cent of all phishing messages reported to its spam reporting centre were sent as texts, the CRTC says.CanadaOct 20, 2022
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iPhone security update prompted by spyware discoveryA tip exposed a secretive Israeli cyberespionage firm, defanged a powerful new piece of eavesdropping software and gave millions of iPhone users across the world an extra boost to their digital security.TechAug 25, 2016
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US man sentenced to 27 months in prison over millions of illegal textsA man who helped send millions of illegal spam messages to U.S. and international cellphones and computers has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison by a federal judge in Pennsylvania.TechFeb 2, 2016
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