The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) announced its first regulations that specifically target robotext messages used to promote phishing links and install malware.
that are highly likely illegal and come from phone numbers that are unlikely to transmit text messages, such as invalid, unallocated or unused numbers. Robotexts are often used to promote links to phishing websites that can install malware on the user’s phone.
Robotexting scams that steal personal information or install malware on unsuspecting users' phones are on the rise, prompting the FCC to crack down on text scammers.require that mobile providers block text messages from suspicious sources that are believed to be illegal and also include numbers that the subscriber has self-identified as never being used to send text messages, or that government agencies and other well-known entities have identified as not being used for texting.
Additionally, the FCC asked for public comment on further proposals to require mobile service providers to block texts from entities that the FCC has identified as illegal robotexters. The agency proposes to clarify that Do-Not-Call Registry protections – which prohibit marketing messages from being sent to numbers in the registry – also apply to text messaging.
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