Scam text messages are plaguing the users over the past years. Despite several mitigation measures that they can do, some people still fall into this trap. This week, Telstra announced that its ...

It’s no longer scam calls that bear the brunt of our cellular exasperations—it’s scam texts, too. Over the last decade, scammers have shifted from calling their targets to texting them, too, turning ...

T-Mobile today announced the launch of the new Scam Shield service on July 24, a service that will provide T-Mobile, Metro, and Sprint customers with free Scam ID, Scam Block, and Caller ID anti-scam ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, announced a nationwide effort to crack down on robocalls and other illegal telemarketing scams at their Chicago office Tuesday. Officially titled ...

The Federal Communications Commission today finalized rules requiring mobile carriers to block robotext messages that are likely to be illegal. The FCC described the rules as the agency’s “first ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today via webcast, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) CEO Mike Sievert unveiled the company’s latest Un-carrier move, a comprehensive set of protections against a pervasive ...

T-Mobile says it blocked 21 billion scam, spam, and unwanted robocalls this year through its free Scam Shield robocall and scam protection service, amounting to an average of 1.8 billion scam calls ...

According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), one of the simplest ways to block robocalls and telemarketers is to register your phone number on the Do Not Call List, which makes it illegal ...

LAS CRUCES - Two New Mexico State University students are developing an app to block fraudulent calls and are hoping to debut the product on Aggie Shark Tank. Sergio Romero and William Welsh began ...

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and ...