The drawback of digital data
We know about hacking SIM cards in mass at least since the beginning of 2015. Now a fraud series became public where criminals simply ordered SIM card copies at Telekom and others. Obviously mobile devices became more and more the focus on using security lacks in the communication chain.
The glory of software and digital data is the easiness of creating and distributing copies with nearly no effort - that is the drawback on security and privacy as well.
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