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Stolen iPhone and $14,000 loss highlight London's crypto theft wave
Original: A stolen iPhone, $14,000 in losses and London's crypto theft problem
A CoinDesk report details the case of a stolen iPhone that led to $14,000 in crypto losses, pointing to a broader pattern of phone theft being used to access victims' digital wallets in London. The story highlights how thieves target handsets knowing they may hold keys to cryptocurrency accounts, and it raises questions about wallet security and what exchanges and police can do to curb the trend.
Why now: Phone thefts that drain crypto wallets are rising in London, making the security risk newly urgent for digital asset holders.
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