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International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

Cybersecurity Expert Reveals Why More And More Stolen Phones In London Are Ending Up In China

Londoner's phone stolen in broad daylight, shockingly turns up in China days later. Experts link UK phone theft to international cybercrime syndicates. (Credit: Twitter / Daily Mail Online @MailOnline)

A cybersecurity expert has explained why an increasing number of phones stolen in London are ending up in China. This follows a London resident's account of having their phone snatched directly from their hand and the subsequent shock of discovering its location at a notorious Chinese port two weeks later.

Sukru Haskan, a London resident from Turkey, described how an e-bike rider snatched his iPhone 14 from his hand while walking on Brompton Street in Knightsbridge on July 30th. "He was on one of those e-bikes and he was wearing these thick gloves and he just grabbed it [the phone]," he told MailOnline.

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