"I must have [taken] my hand off my phone for, honestly, 10 seconds, said Cammarata, who was near the stage and had recorded a video before putting the phone in his front pocket. I remember just thinking to myself, Oh, maybe I should have left it in my bag,' which made me touch my pocket and to make sure it's there, and sure enough, it's gone."
"Thieves have in recent years increasingly targeted people at concerts in New York and elsewhere, at least in part because they can sell the phones for as much as $5,000 in China. That opportunity has come at the expense of music fans, particularly those at metal and electronic dance music shows, where people often bump against each other, which makes stealing a phone much easier."
"Moshing is part of this fun, right? But I think people are maybe a little bit less guarded, said Cammarata, who works in the music industry and estimates that there were more than 20 people waiting after the show to ask staff if someone had turned in their phones. When something bad happens to you, you somehow see the crowd in a different way, and you're thinking, Oh, so one of these people might be working with these people to steal the phones.'"
Zander Cammarata bought a new iPhone in New York and attended a Silverstein concert in Brooklyn, where his phone disappeared from his front pocket after he briefly removed his hand. Dozens of concertgoers experienced similar thefts at the Brooklyn Paramount. Thieves increasingly target concerts, especially metal and electronic dance music shows, because crowded conditions and moshing make stealing phones easier. Stolen U.S. iPhones can sell for as much as $5,000 in China, increasing the incentive for theft. Attendees often let down their guard during shows, and some phones lack password protection or remain accessible despite locking. A cybersecurity expert described U.S. devices as "wide open," citing China's restrictions as a reason for high demand.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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