Street thugs are forcing victims to unlock phones so they can look for crypto wallets

Withoutfurtherradu

A tech reporter for the Times had a rather nasty encounter recently and has some unsettling news for anyone relying exclusively on their phone.

You can find the article in the link below.

https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/criminals-physically-force-victim-to-unlock-phone-in-hope-of-cryptocurrency-jackpot/

Scott

There was some very good advice in the article. As I'm becoming more dependent on my smartphone, I wondered about what I would do if it was lost or stolen.

Two features that I'm thankful that Bitdefender covers from that article are that my passwords are backed up due to password manager, and that I can lock or wipe my phone from my Central account.