And here is something I heard on the radio today from a security person. We give our phone numbers to so many places - doctor offices, places we do business with, on websites (of course not all of do this) and he said phone numbers are another way to hack into places the hackers shouldn't be. Seems like the only way to stay safe from
all of this is to live off the grid. Really off the grid. As in no phone. No internet. No banking. Etc. not really practical.