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2. SIM lock - Wikipedia

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   A SIM lock, simlock, network lock, carrier lock or (master) subsidy lock is a technical restriction built into GSM and CDMA [1] mobile phones by mobile phone manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks.

3. Personal unblocking key - Wikipedia

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   If the wrong PIN is entered more than three times, the SIM card will become locked. It can be unlocked by entering the PUK code provided by the mobile service provider, [1] which may be available on the SIM card's packaging, the contract, or provided by customer service after identity verification. After the PUK code is entered, the PIN must be ...

4. Subsidy Password - Wikipedia

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   The installation of such locks means that users often are forced to purchase a different phone if they decide to switch their network (of advantage to both the OEM manufacturer and cellular service provider). CDMA cellular providers that use subsidy locks on their handsets:

5. Accessing Adams’ locked cell phone will be ‘monumentally ...

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   At a minimum, the locked phone introduces a “speed bump” in the feds’ investigation, according to Michael Alcazar, a retired NYPD detective and John Jay adjunct professor.

6. GSM - Wikipedia

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   This is called SIM locking and is implemented by a software feature of the phone. A subscriber may usually contact the provider to remove the lock for a fee, utilize private services to remove the lock, or use software and websites to unlock the handset themselves. It is possible to hack past a phone locked by a network operator.

7. Eric Adams and the missing password: Feds say NYC mayor ... - AOL

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   Everyone forgets a password now and then, but prosecutors say NYC Mayor Eric Adams changed his phone's code to thwart the FBI. Eric Adams and the missing password: Feds say NYC mayor locked phone ...

8. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

9. International Mobile Equipment Identity - Wikipedia

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   When someone has their mobile equipment stolen or lost, they can ask their service provider to block the phone from their network, and the operator may do so, especially if required by law. If the local operator maintains an Equipment Identity Register (EIR), it adds the device IMEI to it.