Most people use predictable PINs that thieves try first. Find out which codes to avoid and what you should use to better ...

As seen in the screenshot, a new verification options shows up within the verification sheet, asking users if they want to receive the 6-digit code on their main phone.

WhatsApp is launching a new beta version for Android users to use the new security feature; a 6-digit code to log into WhatsApp on different devices.

Because the 859 and 513 (and now 283) area codes have some seven-digit numbers that begin with 988, the Federal Communications Commission will require 10-digit dialing for local calls.

Simply using a 6-digit PIN instead of a 4-digit one increases the number of possible combinations from 10,000 to 1,000,000. It's a good idea to apply the same logic not just to your phone, but to ...

While that leaves us with a massive number of currently unassigned numbers, many individual area codes rely on recycled numbers or have run out of available combinations entirely. When that happens, ...

Verification code scams can also happen on social media. BBB has warned in the past about a scam on Facebook Marketplace where scammers posed as buyers and requested a seller’s phone number and ...

Long-distance calls will still require dialing 1 plus the area code and phone number. Emergency and three-digit services (911, 988, 211, 311, 511, and 811 where available) remain unaffected. Rates ...

Kentucky's 502 area code is expected to run out of numbers by the third quarter of 2027. The Public Service Commission is considering either an overlay or a geographic split to address the shortage.

According to The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the 513 area code is expected to run out of available phone numbers by the end of 2023.

As my colleague Megan Garber wrote in 2014, phone numbers started out as peculiar alphanumeric addresses that served small geographic areas (for instance, MU 5-9975, she wrote, would direct you to ...