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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago

Hong Kong phone scams triple since real-name SIM card registration required

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Hong Kong phone scams triple since real-name SIM card registration required

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Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months ago

The number of phone scams in Hong Kong has tripled since a real-name SIM card registration system was implemented in 2022, despite the government’s claim that it would help crack down on frau…

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Yeah these are the real problem, and I suspect the network operators know they’re there and could stop them.

https://www.wired.com/story/sim-farm-new-york-threatened-us-infrastructure-feds-say/

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