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 ...

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 ...

Your phone already has powerful spam protection tools—you just need to activate them. We show you how on iPhone and Android.

Despite federal crackdowns and growing public awareness, robocalls and SMS spam are becoming increasingly common in certain parts of the country. Driven by evolving scam tactics and opportunistic ...

Telemarketing calls have been the bane of phone owners for decades, but an escalation led to action against “robocalls” by state and federal elected officials alike over the past couple of years. A ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you've gotten a mysterious message on your cellphone that looks like it came from your own phone number, do not click on the link. Verizon customers have reported receiving these messages over the ...

DENVER — The City and County of Denver is warning residents about fraudulent text messages trying to reach recipients about "an unpaid parking invoice." Multiple Coloradans reached out to 9NEWS this ...