Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The few times I've briefly misplaced my phone have led to heart-pounding moments of panic. Rightfully so, as this tiny device is ...

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The BBC reports that one iPhone user tracking their stolen phone last Christmas got the ball rolling on a bust that took down a massive smuggling ring. Suspects were arrested with over 2,000 stolen ...

Amir Khadikhel, together with compatriot Ismat Miakhel and Indian Mansoor Mohammed admitted receiving tens of thousands of ...

If your smartphone was ever lost or stolen, would you know what to do? Lock it remotely, call your carrier or use a tracking app. That’s a start. But you know what weapon most people sleep on? That ...

The statistics are startling: Cell phone theft is on the rise across the country. In Los Angeles, cell phone thefts are up 27% year-over-year, and New York City’s crime rate rose last year due ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fans sing during a live performance at Outside Lands in San Francisco. Multiple festivalgoers said their phones were stolen. And ...

Google is enhancing Android’s Factory Reset Protection (FRP) to make stolen phones harder to use by forcing another factory reset if setup wizard bypasses are detected. This upcoming improvement, ...