But you don’t have to be a user on the site to receive the random text. Earlier this year, one of the phishing texts popped up in my phone’s notifications. Since I had never heard of Coinbase ...

A SPECIAL code hidden inside of your text conversations reveals if someone is spying on you. You can check this secret code ...

(USA TODAY) - If your teen has a smartphone, chances are they spend several hours a day on text and social media. If you ever look at what they're actually doing on there, you'll likely see a lot ...

Short code messages are actually a lot safer because they can’t be easily spoofed like a regular 10-digit phone number can and whenever you get a text message from a short code, it’s easy to ...

With 10 texting codes, News 8 tested 30 parents to see if they could see through the lingo. "Wow, these are very, very cryptic," said Nina Delfus Jones.

Whether you plan to monitor your kids or are want help deciphering the latest text codes, online website Netlingo is a great resource. It even hosts a curated list of “the top 50 acronyms ...