Reverse Phone Lookup
What is reverse phone lookup?
Reverse Phone Lookup is a way to locate public information on an individual by using a telephone number. When using a Reverse Phone Lookup service, it will scan multiple public records using the phone number provided and associate an individual name address, and even social media platforms with it.
How can reverse phone lookup be used against you?
In many different ways actually. From location, to family members, to possibly even bank information! Malicious actors can use your number to help gain access to more personal things like your phone plan, bank information, and even that of other members of your family! Possibly even read private conversations between you and your other con tacts
How can you protect yourself from reverse phone lookup?
Fear not, there are many different ways to protect yourself against something like this. Merely input a specific texting number in to protect your actual one. With this, you can divert ALL unwanted calls and texts to a number you can ignore! You can also have multiple of these numbers all for different things Another kind of obvious tip would be to just be more careful when and where you use your real phone number.
Here are a few ways you can defend yourself against an RPL attack
Contact some of the data brokers listed and request to opt-out.
Also getting a google number or fake number will also help to protect from someone finding your actual information .
You can also use *67 to privatize your number when calling suspicious people or organizations
Reverse phone lookup - can see what accounts are associated with your phone number, ex. Phone carrier, facebook, twitter, telegram, etc.