Coverage dated October 22, 2026 to October 23, 2026
Scammers are finding new ways to target your phone. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself
Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
The warnings are everywhere these days. Don’t click this. Don’t open that. Don’t scan this. Don’t download that. These messages of caution, however well-intended, are so ubiquitous and constant that it should come as no surprise that people—some people anyway—have started to ignore them.
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The warnings are everywhere these days. Don’t click this. Don’t open that. Don’t scan this. Don’t download that. These messages of caution, however well-intended, are so ubiquitous and constant that it should come as no surprise that people—some people anyway—have started to ignore them.
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