Your phone number is your weakest link.
Hackers use SIM swap attacks to steal your number, reset your accounts, and bypass 2FA. It happens more than you think.
Protect yourself:
Remove your number from important accounts (email, banking)
Use app-based 2FA (Aegis, YubiKey, OTP)—NEVER SMS
Ask your carrier for a port-out PIN
Your phone number shouldn’t be your identity.
@biytelum
And for that very reason, Dicord and Co. can go to hell - it's none of your business what my phone number is.
@yrabbit Exactly! If a platform needs your phone number to “prove” you’re real, it’s already a red flag.