How short code text messages can be safer than texts from regular phone numbers By Matt Gephardt, KSL-TV | Posted - June 8, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.

Here's how to encrypt your text messages to ensure your information is safe from cybersecurity hackers.

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails and text messages, the Federal Trade Commission said.