A thief snatched the smartphone of a passenger in the Moscow metro, peeking into the device’s password. In this respect informs Telegraph channel “Moscow Prosecutor’s Office”.
In Moscow, at the Nagatinskaya metro station, a thief stole a passenger’s smartphone during a phone call and fled the scene despite the victim’s requests to return the product. Metro employees, who intervened in the incident in a short time, were able to identify the suspect thanks to the video recordings taken from the security cameras.
It turned out to be a 20-year-old man who had been previously convicted. He confessed to the theft during the arrest and said that he had stolen the password while still in the subway car, then stole a smartphone worth 50,000 rubles, reset the device to factory settings and sold it for only 4,000 rubles.
“Bringing a man to criminal liability under Article 161 (robbery) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is under control,” the Moscow Metro prosecutor’s office said.
Many experts recommend not entering passwords in crowded places and using a fingerprint scanner or face unlock if possible. In some cases, it is also recommended to use “anti-spyware” filters for the screen, as the image can only be viewed at a right angle.
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