EC-Council
312-49V8 · Question #85
Smith, as a part his forensic investigation assignment, has seized a mobile device. He was asked to recover the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) data the mobile device. Smith found that the SIM…
The correct answer is D. He should ask the network operator for Personal Unlock Number (PUK) to gain access to the SIM. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Smith, as a part his forensic investigation assignment, has seized a mobile device. He was asked to recover the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) data the mobile device. Smith found that the SIM was protected by a Personal identification Number (PIN) code but he was also aware that people generally leave the PIN numbers to the defaults or use easily guessable numbers such as 1234. He unsuccessfully tried three PIN numbers that blocked the SIM card. What Jason can do in this scenario to reset the PIN and access SIM data?
Options
- AHe should contact the device manufacturer for a Temporary Unlock Code (TUK) to gain access to the SIM
- BHe cannot access the SIM data in this scenario as the network operators or device manufacturers have no
- CHe should again attempt PIN guesses after a time of 24 hours
- DHe should ask the network operator for Personal Unlock Number (PUK) to gain access to the SIM
How the community answered
(23 responses)- A9% (2)
- B13% (3)
- C4% (1)
- D74% (17)
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