Tommy Tutone's 1982 One-Hit Wonder Became a Phenomenon—But the Story Behind It Is All Over the Place

In 1982, Tommy Tutone had a smash hit with “867-5309/Jenny.” The song by the San Francisco-based power pop band led by Tommy Heath and Jim Keller appeared on the 1981 album Tommy Tutone 2 and peaked ...
Inc

Burger King’s President Just Shared His Phone Number in a Push for Unfiltered Customer Feedback

The phone lines are open at Burger King headquarters. The fast-food chain is trying to turn its long-time fans into first-time callers by handing out the company president’s phone number. Tom Curtis, ...
The Clarion-Ledger

North, Central Mississippi phone numbers getting new area code. What we know

New phone numbers in Mississippi will get a new area code, starting now. Here's what to know about when, where and why the change is happening, how it could affect you. The Mississippi Public Service ...
Gizmodo

How Scammers Poison AI Results With Fake Customer Support Numbers

Scammers love to seed the internet with fake customer service numbers in order to lure in unsuspecting victims who are just trying to fix something wrong in their life. Con artists have done it to ...
The New York Times

When the Phone Number in That TV Show Actually Connects Somewhere

Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character. By Victor Mather In the final season of the Netflix hit ...
ABC7 San Francisco

How hijacked phone number helped hackers steal $25K from 86-year-old's bank account

Eighty-six-year-old Joann returned home from the hospital when she noticed her landline telephone wasn't working. Her son Steve tried calling AT&T to report the problem. "They said, 'Oh you know, ...
Wired

A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers

WhatsApp's mass adoption stems in part from how easy it is to find a new contact on the messaging platform: Add someone's phone number, and WhatsApp instantly shows whether they're on the service, and ...
Mashable

What happens when you call the phone number in 'Pluribus'?

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus." ...
BGR

Trying To Transfer Your Phone Number From Verizon? Here's What You Need To Do

Switching phone carriers is never a fun task. Also known as "porting out," this happens when you want to leave your current phone carrier and move your cell phone service to a new one — the term ...
Columbus Dispatch

How to contact Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Phone number, email, address

You can contact the governor's office online through its website. According to the League of Women Voters, most elected officials don't have direct email addresses, preferring you contact them through ...
USA Today

Avoid giving your real phone number to strangers and do this instead: Video

Our phones are a direct line to us, but sometimes we don’t want to give our numbers out to just anyone. They have more information attached to them than we might realize. Instead of giving your real ...
Android Authority

I almost lost my phone number of 20 years, and here's what I learned

Earlier this month, I received a notification to make a chargeable call on my prepaid SIM card to avoid my number being de-activated. The notification comes whenever I’ve almost gone 90 days without ...