Okay, here we go: I woke up to a scam message on my WhatsApp. I just blocked the number, before starting to wonder how they got my number. And guess what I found out? They got a data breach and didn’t tell their users a singular thing. And when asked about it, they tried to deny it.
(In Portuguese for whoever can/wants to read it): https://itshow.com.br/hacker-vende-dados-clientes-infraestrutura-aws-claro/
So, here I am to ask: What can I do to avoid getting my phone number “less breacheable”? Is there a specific company that supports brazillian phone numbering I should switch to now?
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Don’t have a telephone number. Even if you never list it anywhere, a simple “brute force” attack (I.e. simply trying all possible combinations) will still work.
Apart from that, don’t share your phone numbers, which would basically make the number useless.
There is no longer a good way to keep a phone number really private.
I guess this ain’t really a option, Signal and some services (e. g: getting mobile data to use when you’re wifiless) kinda need a phone number.