If a user is alerted to a data breach that includes an Alternative Number, the user can easily switch to a different number for that account and keep control out of the scammer's hands.
When a user needs to provide a phone number online, they can go to the Surfshark app and generate an Alternative Number.
By providing that number, the user will still get calls and texts needed for operating that account, but that phone number is isolated to that account.
A feature called Alternative Number can provide users with a decoy phone number they control for use on specific websites or services.
Alternative Number is a part of Surfshark One's Alternative ID.
