Category: Privacy Matters

How do hackers steal cell phone numbers?

It’s easier than you might think. Phone numbers can be found anywhere – thanks in part to so many data breaches. Often, hackers will find the cell phone number of their target floating around the internet (or from a phone bill in the garbage), and call up their carrier impersonating the customer. With a few […]

Controlling your data is a lucrative business

The big internet companies like Facebook and Google have effectively seized the narrative around privacy in recent years. Their business models rely on data hoarding and controlling vast amounts of personal information to support their advertising revenues. They make a disingenuous nod to privacy, hoping to convince the public that the most important things about […]

How to protect my WhatsApp from hackers

WhatsApp hijacking is when a fraudster uses your mobile number to gain access to your personal data. It’s a relatively straightforward fraud, but the good news it’s also easy to prevent happening.  For an experienced or even an inexperienced cybercriminal, breaking into someone’s WhatsApp account is easier than it sounds. The following scenario may sound […]

The number one rule to protect yourself

Across the world, fraud involving your mobile phone number is increasing exponentially. With your mobile number, criminals can find as much information as they can about you and use it against you for their personal gain. Mobile number fraud can be devastating; victims just in Australia lose on average more than ten thousand dollars for […]