HOW DO I HACK A MOBILE PHONE NUMBER AND WHAT’S THE RISKS?

When a hacker steals your information, it does not only expose you to a data breach. It can expose your employers to a breach as well. With your phone number a hacker could switch the password to your email account and gain control of it.

Recently fired employees could also use their access to the company to hack into it. This article describes some ways to avoid this breach, by removing their access to many systems, including company phones. Through this breach they could find many documents that could expose private data from your employer to the hacker. Hackers could then sell this information to the highest bidder.

Hackers might also target your friends and family. They may come up with some fake story to convince your contacts to send them money or personal information.

With your phone number, a hacker can attempt to breach any private information that you have in any accounts. The ease with which they can find phone numbers makes it pretty simple for them to do. A simple phone number hack can put you, your friends and family, and even your employer at risk of a data breach.

Way to protect yourself from from hackers.

As scary as this all sounds, there are ways to prevent a hacker from getting into your account in the first place. Many major cell carriers allow you to set up a secondary password on your account. If you were to ever want to make any changes in your account it’s another level of security to confirm it’s you.

Another option is to call customer service to set up a secondary password or pin for your account. A secondary password can make it harder for a hacker to “port out” your number. Without being able to do that, they have almost no ability to take over your accounts through a port-out scam.

Although this does add another layer of security to your accounts, it can’t protect you entirely. The easiest way to prevent someone hacking you is to keep them from getting your number in the first place. While never giving out your number is not an option for most people, being selective about where you give it to is a safe alternative.

Giving out your number

Giving your phone number to companies or websites is extremely common now, and that can put us at high levels of risk. By being selective about where you give your phone number out, you can protect yourself from hackers.

For example, giving your number to websites or apps. These places may seem safe, but it increases your chances of your number being found somewhere online for sale. Hackers can find a phone number, and use sites like WhitePages Premium to find basic information from your number.

An easy way to avoid this in the first place is to not give your phone number to any sites or apps that you don’t completely trust. Never giving out your number is not possible for everyone, but it’s also not necessary. Certain establishments, like your bank, can be trusted with private information, such as your number. But even if a larger company seems trustworthy, you should always stay vigilant. Make sure to question the pros and cons of giving your phone number out each time.

Secondary Numbers

Companies may ask for your number for two-factor authentication or as a way to retrieve a lost password. While this may seem to be a necessary step in securing your account, there are other ways of taking these steps. Some companies might have a secondary app that generates codes for two-factor authentication.

•Burner
•Hushed
•Sideline
•Google Voice

Creating a second phone number all together to share with untrustworthy sites is another option to protect from phone number hacks.

When it comes to creating a second phone number, there are a few great options.

All these apps function similarly. They each create a new number for you and any calls or texts to that number go through the app. Your real phone number is completely separate and hidden from anyone you give the second number to.

This privacy ultimately protects you from port-out scams, among other types of phone number hacks. Check out this link to find detailed information on these apps and others.