How to check breached and leaked phone numbers in Ghana

TheGhanaTech.com has revealed that millions of Ghanaians phone numbers have been breached and leaked. With this process, a lot of user’s information has been leaked through some online platforms especially on social media platforms.

Through experimentations and observations, a lot of people’s information gets breached and leaked through their phone sim cards. A few pieces of information and data that the 3rd person can easily capture are your; full names, emails, birthdays, phone numbers, and locations. You can justify itself especially if you have experienced the momo fraudster’s tricks.

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They normally breach your phone number to access information before they call you to provide the data they found after breaching your number, therefore you will think they are from the telecommunication providers. With the help of the National Cyber Security Centre in Ghana, every individual can check their phone number if it is fully secured and has not been breached. NCSC has a system checker that can easily detect if some information of yours has been breached and leaked.

How to check if your phone number has been breached and leaked

You can easily check your phone number if it is secured by the use of the NSCS DATA BREACH CHECKER.

1. Kindly visit the officail website of the National Cyber Security Centre (https://www.cybersecurity.gov.gh/)
2. Move the cursor or click on the NSCS TOOLS
3. Now enter your phone number in the field provided below. Note: Start phone number with 233
4. Click on the PWNED to start checking.