多年前，很难想象您一生中的大部分时间都花在了在单个设备上滚动浏览网页和文本上。更不用说那个设备是手机了。如今(Nowadays)，在很大程度上要归功于社交媒体及其相关应用程序的蓬勃发展，很难想象没有社交媒体的生活。
今天，移动设备类似于个人计算机，可以存储大部分个人数据。在大多数情况下，这些数据直接连接到互联网，甚至是保存在SIM卡中的数据。
这意味着，不仅您的SIM卡的安全对于抵御在线攻击至关重要，而且必须对设备本身进行防御。
姓名、地址、照片和电话号码只是保存到SIM卡中的一小部分。一旦黑客侵入了您的设备，他们就可以访问所有这些数据以及更多数据，而且通常您甚至都不知道。
如何保护手机的 SIM 卡免受黑客攻击(How To Protect Your Phone’s SIM Card From Hackers)
至少有三种主要方法可以防止您手机的SIM卡被恶意实体访问。其中最明显的就是让你的手机远离陌生人的手。
保护您的手机(Guard Your Phone)
一个人破解您的移动设备的最简单方法是让他们动手。让您的手机无人看管是一种严重的风险，而且也很容易避免。
永远不要让陌生人使用你的手机。您不妨当场向他们提供您的所有信息。如果您碰巧丢失了手机，请立即联系您的服务提供商并暂停该帐户。您延迟的时间越长，当前拥有该电话的人获得该电话的可能性就越大。
(A strong password is also a necessity)在维护设备的安全性方面，强密码也是必要的。密码应不易泄露且经常更改。当涉及到您的个人安全时，永远不要自满。(Never)
尽管我们正在努力保护您的SIM卡免受黑客攻击，但不时将您的 SIM 卡换成不同(SIM)的 SIM 卡有助于确保存储在其中的信息安全。SIM卡交换是一个严重且日益严重的威胁。保持SIM卡更新可以减少您成为黑客攻击目标的机会。
练习在线安全(Practice Online Safety)
避免(Avoid)单击附加到可疑电子邮件的链接。网络钓鱼诈骗正在严重卷土重来，并且是黑客用来窃取您的信息的更有效工具之一。与在个人计算机上避免它们的方式类似，您需要在移动设备上采取相同的预防措施。
如前所述，社交媒体在过去几年中迅速崛起。许多与您相似的人每天都在使用社交媒体与朋友和家人保持联系，出于职业原因，或者只是为了让全世界看到他们的生活。当我告诉你错误的眼睛总是在看着时，请相信我。(Trust)
黑客将梳理您的整个社交媒体历史(comb your entire social media history)，以寻找可用于窃取您身份的信息花絮。他们会尝试了解您的类型，并使用该信息侵入您的SIM 卡(SIM)。然后，他们试图通过伪装成您来诱骗您的服务提供商索要一张新的SIM卡。(SIM)然后，黑客将收到您的新SIM 卡(SIM)并使用它来接听所有给您的电话和短信。
他们收到的信息也将帮助他们侵入您的银行账户。现在他们可以访问您的电子邮件，只需单击几下即可轻松重置密码。现在你所有的钱都属于他们。聪明点，不要给黑客他们需要的信息来渗透你的生活。保持你的私人生活，私密。
公共无线网络(Public WiFi)
这应该是显而易见的，但人们仍然打算使用公共WiFi。在您当地的咖啡店、商场和其他移动热点(mobile hotspots)很难拒绝免费上网。了解黑客也知道这一点，并且通常会针对这些地方，因为互联网安全通常很糟糕。
不安全的信号会严重影响您移动设备的安全性，使您更容易受到黑客攻击。然后，如果你碰巧忘记了你首先使用了公共服务，那么让它保持连接会让你暴露在外。
如果您绝对需要使用公共WiFi，请确保在不使用时关闭无线蓝牙(Bluetooth)，并使用 VPN(use a VPN)。
其他注意事项(Additional Precautions)
您可以采取一些其他措施来保护您的SIM卡免受黑客攻击，例如将PIN添加到您的手机运营商帐户，并将任何双重身份验证 (2FA)重定向到Google Voice。PIN应该在购买设备时处理，但有些人可能太忙或不知道它甚至是一个选项。
如果您尚未获得PIN 码(PIN)，您仍然可以通过电话与运营商联系或在运营商的官方网站上在线设置。PIN将为您的帐户增加一层额外的保护，从而降低运营商被愚弄认为黑客实际上是您的可能性。
将所有两步验证都转到Google Voice帐户是一种将鸟“翻转”给黑客的万无一失的方法。他们会假设您的所有信息都在他们的指尖，只是为了快速意识到所有这些有趣的细节都被重定向到其他地方。
所有最受欢迎的帐户，如Google、Facebook、Twitter、Instagram等，都将具有 2FA。设置谷歌语音电话号码(set up a Google Voice phone number)根本不需要太多时间，它可以为您在未来节省大量压力。帮自己一个忙，得到一个。
How to Protect Your Phone’s SIM Card From Hackers
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Today, mobile devices resemble personal computers, where large portions of personal data can be stored. For the most part, this data is directly connected to the internet, even that which is being saved to the SIM card.
This means that not only is the security of your SIM card of vital importance against online attacks, but so too is a defense that must be maintained over the device itself.
Names, addresses, photos, and phone numbers are only a fraction of what is being saved to the SIM card. Once a hacker has infiltrated your device they can access all of this data and more, often without you even knowing it.
How To Protect Your Phone’s SIM Card From Hackers
There are at least three primary ways to prevent your phone’s SIM card from being accessed by malicious entities. The most obvious of which would be to keep your phone physically out of the hands of strangers.
Guard Your Phone
The easiest way for a person to hack your mobile device is for them to get their hands on it. Leaving your phone unattended is a serious risk and one that is also very easily avoided.
Don’t allow strangers to use your phone, ever. You might as well just provide them with all of your information on the spot. If you happen to lose your phone, contact your service provider immediately and have the account temporarily suspended. The longer you delay, the stronger the likelihood of whomever currently possesses the phone, will gain access to it.
A strong password is also a necessity when it comes to maintaining security on your device. The password should be difficult to divulge and be changed often. Never become complacent when it comes to your personal security.
Though we’re trying to protect your SIM card from hackers, swapping out your SIM for a different one every now and again can help keep the information stored on them safe. SIM card swapping is a serious and growing threat. Keeping the SIM card updated can reduce your chances of being targeted by hackers.
Practice Online Safety
Avoid clicking on links attached to suspicious emails. Phishing scams are making a serious comeback and are one of the more effective tools hackers will use to steal your information. Similar to how you would avoid them on a personal computer, you’ll need to practice the same precautions on your mobile device.
As mentioned earlier, social media has seen a meteoric rise in the last few years. Many people not unlike yourself are using social media daily to stay in contact with friends and family, for professional reasons, or to simply put their lives on display for the world to see. Trust me when I tell you that the wrong eyes are always watching.
A hacker will comb your entire social media history in search of tidbits of information that they can use to steal your identity. They will attempt to understand the kind of person you are and use that information to hack into your SIM. They then attempt to trick your service provider into asking for a new SIM card by pretending to be you. The hacker will then receive your new SIM and use it to receive all calls and texts meant for you.
The information they receive will also aid them in hacking into your bank account. Now that they have access to your emails, getting a password reset is as easy as a few clicks away. Now all of your money belongs to them. Be smart and don’t give a hacker the information they need to infiltrate your life. Keep your private life, private.
Public WiFi
This should be a no-brainer but people are still intent on using public WiFi. It’s hard to say no to free internet at your local coffee shops, malls, and other mobile hotspots. Understand that hackers know this as well and will often target these places as internet security is typically abysmal.
An unsecured signal can seriously affect the security on your mobile device, leaving you more vulnerable to hackers. Then, if you happen to forget you used the public service in the first place, leaving it connected keeps you exposed.
If you absolutely need to use public WiFi, make sure you turn your wireless Bluetooth off when not in use, and use a VPN.
Additional Precautions
Some other things you can do to protect your SIM card from hackers are to add a PIN to your phone carrier account, and redirect any two-factor authentication (2FA) to Google Voice. The PIN should have been dealt with upon purchase of the device but some folks may be either too busy or unaware it’s even an option.
If you have yet to acquire a PIN, you can still set it up over the phone with the carrier or online at the carrier’s official website. The PIN will add an extra layer of protection to your account making it less likely that the carrier is fooled into thinking a hacker is actually you.
Having all two-step verification go to a Google Voice account is a surefire way to “flip the bird” to a hacker. They will assume that all of your information is at their fingertips only to quickly realize that all of those juicy details are being redirected elsewhere.
All of the most popular accounts like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and so on, will have 2FA. It doesn’t take much time at all to set up a Google Voice phone number and it could save you plenty of stress in the future. Do yourself a favor and get one.
