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Thereof, is a text message spamming illegal?

Text Message Spam is Illegal It's illegal to send unsolicited commercial email messages to wireless devices, including cell phones and pagers, unless the sender gets your permission first. This includes political surveys or fundraising messages.

Likewise, can opening a text message be harmful? Do not, on pain of Android death, open this text message. A dangerous piece of correspondence, first spotted by Norwegian security firm Heimdal, is said to effectively hand the reigns of your mobile device over to malicious hackers, who can then wipe the phone clean, or worse yet, make calls or texts on your behalf.

Accordingly, can you get hacked by responding to a text?

Do not respond to suspicious or unsolicited text messages, advises the FTC, warning that at least two bad things might happen if you do: Responding to the text message can allow malware to be installed that will silently collect personal information from your phone.

Can a virus be sent through a text message?

I often get asked whether it's possible to get a virus on your phone or tablet. The answer is an absolute YES. It seems odd that we hear about computers getting viruses or malware all the time, but it isn't too often that you hear of a mobile phone getting a virus.