Phone theft is now commonplace in London. The Met Police recently revealed that it seizes 1,000 stolen phones weekly as it cracks down on organized criminal networks driving the £50 million trade. Nationally, cases have doubled to 83,900 annually. The real issue, though, isn’t the losing of a phone – it’s what happens next. Thieves are after the valuable digital assets inside the phone. With the proper access, a stolen phone becomes an all-access pass … More → The post The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security appeared first on Help Net Security.
With the proper access, a stolen phone becomes an all-access pass
So…for the average person it’s not an issue…gotcha
Thieves are after the valuable digital assets inside the phone
People who steal the physical device, dont give a rats asd about what’s on it…they want to sell the hardware for a quick buck.
Hackers and digital criminals however, don’t need your physical phone and those are the individuals that want the shit on your phone.
This is some lame ass fear mongering by what I can only assume is a bunch of dumb met police who want more power and oversight over your personal lives.
If they can get into banking apps, stock trading apps, contacts etc etc its well worth the time breaking in. The actual theives are indeed dumb fuck low lives but its who they sell it to who can cause the damage, they often use leaked police tools to get access into phones to then abuse whats inside to their hearts content.
(This is also why its smart to use OSs like graphene OS which locks down the USB port)
So…for the average person it’s not an issue…gotcha
the average person uses the simplest unlock patterns, or just swipe to unlock
