![]() Some victims say they were physically assaulted and threatened into revealing their passcode. Then the phone is stolen, usually without the victim noticing. At some point in the evening, a gang member watches the victim entering their passcode (law enforcement says sometimes members secretly film this process). Most victims have shared the same story: They are befriended by a small group of two to three people. Some of the victims were robbed of thousands of dollars in the form of drained bank accounts, money taken from Venmo or other money-sending apps, and Apple Pay charges. In minutes, they were also denied access to their Apple accounts and everything attached to them, including photos, videos, contacts, notes, and more. But it wasn't just the phone that was taken. The paper interviewed a handful of people who fell victim to old-school phone theft while out in a bar. ![]() That's what the Wall Street Journal reports has been happening over recent months. When is an iPhone theft not just an iPhone theft? When the user's Apple ID and more, goes with it.
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