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How exactly can they get the phone number though? The only thing I can think of is if there was an unlocked (no PIN) physical SIM-card, and they could just inse
by gabolaev 2y ago
How exactly can they get the phone number though? The only thing I can think of is if there was an unlocked (no PIN) physical SIM-card, and they could just insert it into another phone.
And yes, e-SIM solves this problem.
- neaden 2y agoI think in this instance they got the email associated with the iCloud and messaged her on that. Edit: she replied to a comment on the article: "when trying to reset my phone they are prompted to enter my iCloud password. My iCloud email is also one of the ways to reach me via iMessage. So they used that to contact me"
- operator2140 2y agoOrganized crime networks have insiders/hacked machines at the phone carriers where they can perform IMEI lookups in the carrier database to get the subscribers phone number.