Framingham is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is within Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers 25 square miles with a population of 68,318 in 2010, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Massachusetts. As of 2017 the estimated population was 72,032. Residents voted in favor of adopting a charter to transition from... Show more a representative town meeting system to a mayor–council government in April 2017, and the municipality transitioned to city status on January 1, 2018.
Because scams on the internet or on the phone are on the increase, the police now want to raise awareness among the population and are launching a campaign on social networks. Every day, a specific fraud topic will be covered, including smishing, i.e. dangerous SMS scam messages, fake stores on the internet,...
Fraudsters are using a targeted method to try to circumvent the phishing protection in Apple's Messages app. Such phishing messages delivered via SMS or iMessage prompt the recipient to reply, such as “Please reply with Y“ or “Reply with Stop to stop receiving further messages“. If users respond, the...
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