Our cell phone numbers are increasingly used for identity theft, the modern-day linchpin to most personal data. Now I know that first hand. After reporting on how phone number identity theft had ...

The internet is filled with queries on how to track a cell phone number and that could be for any reason. It could be because you just want to know, or it could be a privacy concern for some. Tracking ...

You must have received a call from an unknown number. Some of them would be spam or promotional, and you would dismiss them. Often you would have suspected them of being someone known or a fraudulent ...

How many times a day do you get a call from a number you don’t recognize? If you’re inundated with robocalls, you’re not alone. You can’t make them stop altogether, but a few simple steps can go a ...

It is illegal for telemarketers to randomly call cell phone numbers but that does not mean you will never receive unwanted calls. This can be especially inconvenient and even costly to a small company ...

Are you one of those users who are bombarded with phone calls from people they do not know? Or perhaps you have missed a seemingly important phone call, but you do not know who it actually came from.

When you continuously receive a call from an unknown number, you might get curious about who the caller is or why he is calling you. In another case, if you are going to meet your old friends but you ...

Have you ever gotten a call or text from an unfamiliar number and wondered who it could be? A free reverse phone lookup can help you identify the owner of that number. Reverse phone lookup services ...

Now that caller ID is so prevalent, we can often tell who is calling, but one piece of information that isn't often included in that caller ID is the identity of the phone carrier company. That's ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story gave the wrong federal agency that previously employed Thomas Martin. No matter what Americans do to protect their digital privacy, ...

It’s 2025, and cell phone numbers are ubiquitous. We use our phone numbers to sign up for websites and online services, from retail and banking to social media and ...