theft
Random Stuff
$US3m Worth Of iPhones Stolen In Belgium Heist
2:00AM Mark Wilson | A company named CEVA Logistics was housing somewhere between 3000 and 4000 iPhones in a warehouse when intruders climbed up a fire ladder and sliced a hole through the roof. More »
Games
Postal Service Mail Handler Steals 2,200 GameFly Rentals
5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Both GameFly and Netflix package their by-mail rentals in bright, obvious envelopes, and a Philadelphia mail handler took advantage, stealing 2,200 GameFly games in just six months. When he was caught, he had 81 games on him. 81! More »
Software
11:30AM Chris Oaten | There can be few greater delights in life for the mobile operator than taking their laptop out for a coffee. It’s like: “Hey, get me. I’m editing Oz Gizmodo from a Hudsons! Cool!” More »
Protection From Drive-By Looting
11:30AM Chris Oaten | There can be few greater delights in life for the mobile operator than taking their laptop out for a coffee. It’s like: “Hey, get me. I’m editing Oz Gizmodo from a Hudsons! Cool!” More »
Gadgets
Jerk Thieves Show Off And Try To Sell Illegal Card Skimmer
7:45AM Dan Nosowitz | A video has been posted to YouTube by a group called “DarkForum” in which plans for a card skimmer are demonstrated and a contact email for sales of said illegal device is listed. Screw these guys. More »
Computers
GadgetTrak Security System Nabs iMac Thief With Startling Precision
11:40AM Dan Nosowitz | GadgetTrak, an anti-theft tracking system, claimed its first victory, and we’re pretty impressed. An iMac was stolen two weeks ago, and the thief wasn’t clever enough to reformat. Big mistake: GadgetTrak managed to find his location and took his photo. More »
Entertainment
Hollywood Doesn’t Understand Where Pirated Movies Come From
12:30PM Dan Nosowitz | Cory Doctorow has a piece in The Guardian explaining why it’s awfully dumb for a theatre to confiscate mobile phones at a preview screening: Nobody’s pirating movies with a mobile phone, and real leaks come from inside the industry. More »
Phones
They’d Been Better Off Stealing Two Cans And A String
9:00AM Jack Loftus | What is it with idiots and electronics today? First, some bone-headed German bargain hunters got swindled shopping for discount iPods. And now, down in Mexico, thieves are stealing hollow replica display case mobile phones. More »
Games
Yale Student Sues US Airways For $1 Million Over Lost Xbox 360
10:20AM Sean Fallon | Boo hoo…a Yale student had his Xbox 360 pilfered out of his luggage during a US Airways flight. That, combined with the emotional toll involved in the recovery effort should be worth $US1 million right? More »
Press
What Not To Do When Electronically Robbing a Bank
1:40PM Wilson Rothman | A gang of European blokes just landed in gaol after trying to steal over $US300 million in what would’ve been the greatest techno-heist in history. What stopped them? A remarkable string of amazingly stupid decisions. More »
Entertainment
