Wirecutter privacy editor Thorin Klosowski said there’s not one device that’s more susceptible to receiving scam texts than others. Rather, the issue is with the phone number itself. If you’re being smished, it’s probably because your phone number has been sold to telemarketers by data providers. Which means it’s nearly impossible to keep your phone information from being compromised. If you’ve ever called a toll-free number, given your number to businesses, or ordered stuff online, you are a potential target for smishing. On top of that, 40 million T-Mobile customers had their data exposed last year, making their phone numbers, Social Security information, and addresses available to the persistent scammers.
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