After identity theft occurs, you may be worried that you could be a repeated target for cybercriminals. A 2022 Consumer Impact Report stated that at least 26% of those surveyed were previous victims of identity theft. There are a few benefits of changing your cell phone number after you have been victimized. One benefit is outright stopping criminals from using your number to commit crimes. Another is keeping your information safe if it was sold on the dark web as part of a data breach. Additionally, you can avoid scammers using your landline or mobile phone number to send you text messages, which is a type of scam called smishing.