Recently, the topic of "canceling a mobile phone number is equivalent to selling yourself" has rushed to the hot search, causing heated discussions, and netizens have expressed their concerns about changing and canceling their mobile phone numbers. Have you ever received a verification code that you did not operate, and how should people protect their information security when canceling their mobile phone number?
The topic of "canceling a mobile phone number is equivalent to selling yourself" comes from a video posted by the police officer "Xu Dudu" of the Tongling Public Security Bureau of Anhui Province on his social media account a few days ago. The video shows that the next person to use your mobile phone number can use the mobile phone verification code to log in to your Alipay, WeChat and other software, and the consequences are unimaginable. In the business hall of a telecom operator in Jiangbei, Huizhou, the reporter randomly interviewed several citizens who were preparing to do business. Some members of the public said that when using a new mobile phone number, they occasionally received a verification code that was not operated by themselves.
Citizen Ms. Zhuang
My previous mobile phone number had received a verification code from the previous owner, and there were some transaction reminders, so I didn't feel very safe.
It is understood that if people need to cancel their mobile phone number, they can go to the local business hall with their ID cards. However, it should be noted that a mobile phone number is no longer just a phone number. In recent years, anyone who registers an online account must fill in the mobile phone number and verify it. If the mobile phone number is not unbound from WeChat and other software after the cancellation of the mobile phone number, the new owner of the number may log in to the account with the mobile phone number. The National Emergency Broadcasting Center reminds that information security is closely related to everyone, and you must remember to unbind your account and bank card when changing or canceling your mobile phone number. In addition, according to the provisions of the "Measures for the Management of Telecommunications Network Number Resources", the number resources belong to the state, and the code number resources generated by the adjustment of the code number shall be planned and redistributed by the communication management department. This means that the mobile phone number may be re-put on the market after cancellation, and if the original user account is not unbound in time, it will face security risks.
Li Yue, Business Director of Marketing Department of Huizhou Mobile Company
There will be a 90-day freeze period for users to cancel their mobile phone numbers, and they cannot be retrieved after 90 days, and may be re-put into the market for "secondary sales", but the time of placement cannot be determined. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has launched the "One-Card Check" function, which allows users to check the number of Internet accounts associated with their mobile phone numbers through the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's official WeChat official account "Gongxin Weibao" or the "People's Post and Telegraph" WeChat official account, and unbind them in a timely manner.