Americans are experiencing a massive increase in spam text messages sent to their cell phones. Cybersecurity experts say these messages can put important information, or money, at risk.
Americans are getting more spam text messages sent to their cell phones. Cybersecurity experts say these messages can put important information, or money, at risk.
The FCC reported that it received more than 18,000 complaints about spam texts last year – which typically come from unfamiliar contacts, including some numbers that appear to be "invalid" or "unused." "Those are kind of insidious because it really does sound like it’s coming from a friend of yours," he said. 225 billion spam texts"It’s very easy to get lists of phone numbers or even send them to every possible combination of phone numbers," said cybersecurity expert Alex Hammerstone. "It’s very cheap, the technology’s there and the payoffs can be huge."
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