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

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 ...

Most Americans receive around 41 spam texts per month — that’s one to two spam messages a day on average. Overall spam ...

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably reached your limit with the incessant barrage of spam text messages and calls that ...

More than 205 million spam short message service (SMS) messages were detected by Airtel Africa’s pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered spam detection service, Spam Alert in 13 of its markets ...

SMS spam detection and filtering is a crucial area of research addressing both the nuisance and potential harm posed by unsolicited messages on mobile networks. As SMS remains a fundamental channel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robocalls and spam texts are increasing, impacting a significant number of Americans and leading to financial losses. Scammers are using more sophisticated methods, including AI, to target individuals ...