DOWNTOWN AND BROOKLYN NAVY YARD — PHONE THEFTS are spiking at Brooklyn venues, with fans reporting missing devices after shows at Brooklyn Paramount in Downtown and Brooklyn Storehouse in Brooklyn Navy Yard. These phone thefts are part of a broader international phone theft issue, The Guardian reports.
London logged over 80,000 stolen phones in 2024. “Cities around the world face a surge in mobile phone theft,” the Metropolitan Police said in a press statement.
Many of these phones are then resold in China, where stolen phones can go for as high as $5,000. “Our devices are wide open,” Robert Siciliano, a cybersecurity expert, explained to The Guardian, “You can access anything.” This makes the stolen phones more valuable as China has strict regulations on social media and other applications.
A Live Nation Entertainment spokesperson said the matter remains under investigation with the New York Police Department.
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