Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
gothamist.com
Don’t fall for these texts from scammers trying to crack into your stolen phone.

This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

    • jjagaimo@lemmy.caEnglish
      20·
      5 months ago

      Typically if you report the phone stolen to your provider they blacklist the IMEI which gets shared with other providers so the phone can no longer be used. I was unclear on this part but a new e-sim can be provided for the new phone, and the old sim banned or the old one transferred. Regardless, the old phone will still show the IMEI/sim/phone number, which is how they got that to text them

      • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        IMEI doesn’t mean shit, you can easily change it and no one really blacklists them. The iPhone is bricked on a hardware level through iCloud.