They say that replying "STOP" will get the texts to cease. But it can often make things worse. Here's a better way to staunch ...

The Indian government has cracked down on a major cyber fraud linked to the Android app Wingo, which was secretly sending ...

Democrats voted to block legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new ...

A harmless text message can quickly become expensive. Read this article to find out in which cases you should not respond.

SMS blasters are portable devices which impersonate a mobile phone network tower and are used by cybercriminals.

WhatsApp is introducing Strict Account Settings, a single toggle for people who want tighter privacy. The mode puts accounts ...

Taylor Swift is reportedly keeping her distance after text messages with longtime friend Blake Lively were partially unsealed in court.

The Turnbull Brockmeyer Law Group, the Towson-based personal injury firm that took issue with the original caption’s ...

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

Trai is taking significant steps to combat unsolicited commercial communication (UCC), with over 40 crore spam calls and messages flagged daily. Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti discusses regulatory ...

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has introduced "DE-fence," a mobile application designed to protect the public ...

Simply hitting “STOP” on spam texts isn’t always effective — and definitely not profitable. This is what you can do instead.