Now, for those who prefer to keep their message history down to a minimum, you can also set up automatic deletion of older messages. This feature is helpful if you're running low on device storage and ...

It’s best to ignore these group texts. Responding to a spam message could tag your phone number as valid and it may be shared with other scammers. Additionally, don’t text STOP. Legitimate companies ...

Yet another wave of terroristic text messages has been sent out to the phones of minorities, this time targeting LGBTQ+ and Hispanic people. The FBI said in a statement Friday that it is investigating ...

Pretty much all of us are used to robocalls, info-marketers, and spam in our emailsand now scammers are targeting another form of communication: text messages. According to NPR, more than 47 billion ...

Spam text messages have surged nationally over the last few years. There was one month last year in which 19 billion spam texts were received in just 30 days, according to the Federal Trade Commission ...

There is nothing more annoying than relaxing, working, or spending time with friends, only to be interrupted by spam calls and unwanted text messages. It never stops with one, more are bound to come ...

The falling cost of text messaging is making mobile-phone users a more attractive target for spammers, according to the GSM Association. To counter this, it wants its mobile-network-operator members ...

iOS 26 includes an anti-spam feature that can protect you from getting bombarded with text message spam on your iPhone. You just have to activate it. It’s easy. Here’s what to do to save yourself from ...

Anonymous text messages containing disturbing content — such as claiming Black Americans had been “selected to pick cotton” — were sent the day after Election Day, targeting recipients in more than 20 ...

The company was accused of using a referral program to send unsolicited texts, and now affected users can get paid for the trouble. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the ...

Verizon has created a way for customers to block spam text messages from email accounts with just a single text, the company announced Tuesday. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Verizon ...