Oh LiLo….Scandal-prone actress Lindsay Lohan is the prime suspect in a jewelry heist, police sources in Los Angeles tell TMZ.com and RadarOnline.com. “Lindsay is being accused of stealing high end jewelry, including a necklace,†a tattle told RadarOnline shortly after Los Angeles Police petitioned a judge for a search warrant for Lohan’s Venice Beach home. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘theft’
Eight arrested for auto theft
January 19th, 2011 |
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Eight persons were arrested on suspicion of involvement in an organized auto theft ring in Sarajevo, East Sarajevo (in the Serb republic), and Herzegovina. Police dubbed their operation Kum (Godfather), the local media reported on Tuesday evening.
Why Most ID Fraud Solutions Dont Work But VPN Software Does Posted By : pantrunache
January 18th, 2011 |
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The only way to stop online ID theft, which is the majority of ID theft, is through a simple to use premium VPN software (virtual private network).
MUP: Auto theft ring broken up
January 11th, 2011 |
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The police (MUP) have announced that they arrested six suspects in Serbia in connection to cases of “illegally gained automobiles”. Among them is one policeman from the central Serbian town of Kragujevac.
PayPal, eBay Targeted in Web Theft Scam That Stole Millions
January 5th, 2011 |
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Federal agents raided the home of two Vietnamese exchange students suspected of being mules for an online scam that used stolen credit card information and bogus PayPal accounts to sell products on eBay. – Two foreign exchange students from Vietnam
are accused of being mules for an international identity theft ring believed to
have stolen millions of dollars from online merchants, according to an
affidavit filed by federal investigators in Minnesota
district court.
The Dec. 29 affidavit sought a …
Swede sentenced for Auschwitz sign theft
December 31st, 2010 |
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A Swedish man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for stealing the sign from the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
Two of his Polish co-conspirators also received jail sentences.
Gawker Password Theft a Wake-Up Call
December 13th, 2010 |
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Analysis: Underestimating your own vulnerability is a recipe for disaster. – Well, my holiday plans saw a new item move to the top of the
to-do List. I found myself with the pleasant task of sweeping through
my
password collection, because I was lazy and Gawker Media was sloppy.
Its a
lesson for anyone whose livelihood depends on secure systems remaining
that
way.
Th…
Jury Selection Starts in Oracle-SAP Software Theft Trial
November 1st, 2010 |
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To be decided in the trial is exactly how much SAP will be fined for the illegal actions of TomorrowNow, a small, Texas-based software maintenance and support company that it acquired in 2005. – Selection of a jury in U.S. District Court in Oakland
was the first order of business Nov. 1 for Judge Shirley Hamilton as the
long-awaited financial restitution trial began in Oracle’s intellectual
property piracy case against German enterprise application maker SAP.
Oracle is seeking $2.15 b…
Electronic Data Theft More Prevalent Than Physical Thefts: Survey
October 19th, 2010 |
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Criminals and employees are more likely to be stealing information from companies rather than physical devices, according to a report examining fraud trends. – For the first time, companies are reporting more electronic data theft than
physical thefts, said London-based risk consultancy Kroll.
Kroll’s quot;Global Fraud
Report, quot; an annual report on international
fraud trends released on Oct. 18, surveyed more than 800 senior executives
worldwide…
Grand theft American
August 3rd, 2010 |
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Stolen cars which are most costly to insurers
AMERICA’S car thieves show clear preferences in the vehicles they steal. Size, speed and luxury are all important factors when it comes to selecting a target. But the country’s car thieves are, at least, patriotic. If America’s carmaking giants have struggled in recent years to build vehicles that match the public taste, they are keeping car thieves happy. Only two of the top ten stolen cars in America (measured in terms of cash paid out by insurers) come from a foreign manufacturer. America’s car criminals are more suspicious of Japanese or European models and are reluctant to be seen in smaller cars. A reluctance to nick Toyota Priuses shows they have little regard for the environment either.
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Android, iPhone Security: 10 Ways to Avoid Personal Data Theft
July 8th, 2010 |
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News Analysis: With questions being posed over the security of both iPhone and Android apps, it’s time to determine how consumers can keep their smartphones safe from malicious hackers when using an iPhone or Droid X. – There
is a growing debate among security experts about whether or not the future of
data security will reside in the mobile marketplace. Some believe that desktop
operating systems, like Windows or Mac OS X, will continue to be hotbeds for
malware that attempts to steal sensitive data.
Those
…
BSA: Software Theft Costs Industry $51 Billion in 2009
May 11th, 2010 |
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In its annual report on piracy, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) reported software theft cost the IT industry $51 billion last year, with China leading the way.
– The software piracy rate inched up globally last year,
costing the IT industry billions of dollars, according to the
seventh annual Business Software Alliance/IDC Global Software Piracy
Study.
The piracy rate is the percentage of software installed on PCs
in a given year that is unlicensed….
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March 10th, 2010 |
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France battles continuing theft of cultural treasures
January 11th, 2010 |
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French police colonel Stephane Gauffeny started 2010 with a heavy caseload. His job: investigating the theft of art and treasures in France, one of the best-endowed and most stolen-from countries in the world, which was struck by two major crimes in the week after Christmas alone. In the first,
FBI Investigates Online Theft of $3M from School District
January 6th, 2010 |
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A school district in Schenectady County in New York reports it was robbed of $3 million in late December. According to the district, the money was looted from the school’s online bank account. Additional security precautions are now being taken.
– The FBI is investigating the cyber-theft of roughly $3 million
from a New York school district’s
bank account between Dec. 18 and 22.
According to the Duanesburg Central
School District, there were
attempts to steal roughly $3.8 million from a school account with NBT
Bank via online access…
Shoplifters of the world
November 11th, 2009 |
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Where theft hits the retail trade hardest
INDIA’S retailers suffer the highest levels of theft, according to the “Global Retail Theft Barometer” survey of 41 countries. Losses from a combination of shoplifting, worker and supplier theft, and accounting errors amounted to 3% of all retail sales. This “shrinkage” cost global retailers almost $115 billion in 2009, up by 5.9% from the previous year. Much of this increase was caused by a rise in shoplifting, particularly in America and Europe. Branded clothes and fashion accessories were the most prized items globally, with items for the car and home-improvement goods a close second. In Europe the most pilfered grocery item is luxury cooked meat.
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Robert Siciliano: Fox Anchor’s Email Hacked, Leads to Identity Theft
July 19th, 2009 |
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One study found that the security of lost-password personal questions on web-based mail appears much weaker than passwords themselves.
‘Fatwa’ on electricity thieves in Pakistan
July 13th, 2009 |
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A power company in Pakistan has obtained a decree – or fatwa – from 12 senior Islamic scholars, declaring the theft of electricity a sin.
The Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC) says the thieves are costing it 1bn rupees ($12.3m) a month.
People had to realise, it said, that stealing electricity was as illegal and immoral as any other form of theft.
Many people in Karachi either siphon power from overhead cables, or slow down their electricity meters.
The 12 scholars said that, according to Islamic Sharia law, unpermitted use of any commodity, and gaining benefit from it, was "sin, theft and usurpation".
Legal action against the thieves was fair, they said, and allowed under the teachings of Islam.
And they directed Muslims to pay back an amount equal to the power they had stolen.
The company already has the right to fine those caught stealing electricity.
Much of Pakistan is suffering power problems, caused by increases in demand, a lack of investment in infrastructure and the theft from the electricity grid.
Karachi, known as the "city of lights" has a population of about 16 million and is Pakistan’s biggest city and commercial hub.
Last Saturday, there were street protests after rain and high winds again brought power cuts.
And on 17 and 18 June, millions lost their electricity supply for hours due to what the KESC descibed as a "technical fault".
It left people without fans and air-conditioning in the summer heat, and brought industry to a halt.</p
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