Phone theft is bad enough, but criminals are now targeting SIM cards to access sensitive information, including bank ...

This is different from a cellphone being carrier-locked, which means a phone can only use SIM cards from a certain carrier. The lock is a PIN, which must be entered each time the phone is turned ...

[Jason Gin] wanted to reuse the SIM card that came with a ZTE WF721 wireless ... Unfortunately, the terminal has no function to change the PIN and none of the defaults he tried seemed to work.

The Safe Side, our ongoing series dedicated to keeping you safe online, is back with its 14th edition. This time, we’re focusing on the rising threat of SIM card scams.