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Apple’s Messages on iOS 26 deploys two big weapons against phishing spam

Friday, August 29, 2025 10:12 am1 Comment

Apple’s Messages app in iOS 26 introduces two features to combat phishing spam: URLs and phone numbers in spam messages are not…

iOS 13 public beta 6 has everything you need to kill robocalls

Friday, August 16, 2019 12:00 pmFriday, August 16, 20199 Comments

In the month I’ve been using it, spam calls are down by about 99%…

Why robocalls have taken over your phone

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 3:03 pmWednesday, November 7, 201826 Comments

By 2009, Chris Hughson was fed up. The Portland area realtor was getting bombarded with spam texts and calls…

How to deal with robocalls on your iPhone

Monday, July 23, 2018 1:01 pmMonday, July 23, 20187 Comments

Spam robocalls are getting more and more common…

How to stop spam emails from reaching your inbox

Monday, September 18, 2017 1:11 pmMonday, September 18, 20176 Comments

Spam — phishing, marketing, and scam emails —i s annoying, that we can all agree on…

711 million email accounts susceptible to largest-ever spambot; can bypass spam filters; Windows only, Macintosh unaffected

Thursday, August 31, 2017 1:01 pmThursday, August 31, 20174 Comments

A huge spambot ensnaring 711 million email accounts has been uncovered…

Huge database leak reveals 1.37 billion email addresses, exposes illegal spam operation

Monday, March 6, 2017 3:53 pm15 Comments

A faulty backup has inadvertently exposed the entire working database of notorious spam operator…

Apple working to fight iCloud Calendar spam

Thursday, December 1, 2016 2:02 pmThursday, December 1, 201610 Comments

Apple is finally turning its attention to the growing threat of iCloud Calendar spam…

How to kill Apple Calendar invite spam

Monday, November 28, 2016 2:01 pmMonday, November 28, 20163 Comments

Blocking them entirely only requires a single change…

Kill email spam on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:29 amThursday, October 20, 201620 Comments

The public internet is about 22 years old. What’s the killer app of the internet?

Fight spam and protect your privacy by disabling remote content in Apple Mail

Monday, December 29, 2014 12:08 pm9 Comments

We all hate spam…

Apple patent application reveals system to stop, track down email spammers

Thursday, February 13, 2014 9:58 amThursday, February 13, 201414 Comments

An Apple patent application describing a system that thwarts spam…

Cyber criminal scams already exploiting Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ death

Thursday, October 6, 2011 10:06 pm9 Comments

As millions around the world mourn the loss of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs…

How to kill spam on your Mac

Thursday, September 1, 2011 12:45 pmThursday, September 1, 201126 Comments

Email spam is more than a nuisance…

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