Years ago, email spam was a huge problem. There was an escalating war between spammers and spam filters. Eventually, spam filter technology won. Although email spam is still a thing, the vast majority ...

There’s strength in numbers. That’s something to keep in mind when considering how to safeguard the messaging channels that consumers overwhelmingly prefer to interact with retailers, banks, airlines, ...

It’s the season of loan apps offering quick approvals and marketers pushing discounts you didn’t ask for. Even with Google Messages’ spam filter turned on, some still slip into my inbox. Sometimes ...

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 ...

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 ...