Lose your smartphone and you could have more to contend with than missed calls and messages, a lost contact list and Wordle withdrawal. Anyone who finds your lost phone will have an opportunity to access your finances, steal your identity or both.
Think of your smartphone as part wallet, part computer. If someone were to access your online banking account, for instance, your funds could be gone in minutes. Thieves could also get information from your email messages, as well as reset passwords for your online accounts and then retrieve them from your email account. Your contacts could also become targets for phishing schemes.
Take these simple steps to protect your identity and financial information on your phone.
