It’s the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I’m receiving aren’t from family and friends. Instead, I’m inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back tax relief, several “stim checks,” an assortment of free gifts, and plenty of request confirmations. These phishing messages are the siren songs of scammers and spammers attempting to lure new victims into clicking a link, opening an attachment, calling a number, or installing malware….

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