Our phones are inundated with texts every single day—whether it’s a family member checking in, a friend forwarding a funny video, or a politician asking for our vote. We might sometimes get annoyed at the sheer volume of messages piling up in our inbox, but we don’t often give much thought to the texts we’re receiving. As it turns out, you should be paying close attention to where your messages are coming from. Certain texts, in fact, require you to take immediate action. Read on to find out which numbers you should be blocking on your phone.
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Scammers used to mainly target people using automated messages through robocalls. But over the years, con artists have learned to evolve their methods along with technological advancements. Robokiller, an app designed to combat these types of scams, released its 2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Report on Sept. 8, detailing a major growing concern: scam texts. According to the report, the shift from calls to texts is largely a response to a newly implemented initiative from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In June 2021, the FCC introduced its Secure Telephone Identity Revisited (STIR) and Signature-based Handling of Asserted Information Using toKENs (SHAKEN) standards. Known as the STIR/SHAKEN framework, this initiative allows for more accurate authentication and verification of…
