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Re:Hackers Have Stolen Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Using ... by captncraig on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @09:32PM (#13595182)
But if you have the phone can't you just put the sim in another phone and read texts?
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Re:Hackers Have Stolen Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Using ... by et-al on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @11:15PM (#13595699)
In countries outside the US, SIM cards generally require an unlock code when inserted into a new device.
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Re:Hackers Have Stolen Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Using ... by rahimnathwani on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @12:45AM (#13596104)
I've had SIM cards in 10+ countries outside North America. None of them came set to require a PIN on startup. I had to enable it.
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Re:Hackers Have Stolen Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Using ... by SmellyGeekBoy on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @06:34AM (#13597495)
FWIW, I'm in the UK and this is the first I've heard of this.
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