So how do you know if a QR code or short URL is safe to use? Trust no one First of all, never assume a short URL or a QR code is legit— always assume it isn’t.

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.

Services typically assign your business a short code that consumers can text to receive correspondence from you. Examples of text message marketing companies include TxtWire, Mobivity and JitterJam.

Vector flat phone chat bubbles. Sms messages. Speech bubbles. Short message service bubbles.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/Ihor Kashurin) Q: I received a text message from 77958 with a security code ...