Theft

Computing

Are These Idiotic iPad Thieves Uploading Their Pics To Photo Stream?

9:00AM January 27, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Ken McLellan’s iPad was stolen in December. That sucks, but there’s not much you can do about it. Except now he’s started getting Photo Stream uploads on his iMac from the wayward iPad, and he’s trying to use the pics to track down his tablet and maybe the thieves. More »


Geek Out

How To Legally Rob A Bank

10:45AM December 7, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Sneakers, the film about a team of hackers and social engineers who break into banks just to test their security, isn’t just a film. People really do get to do that for a living — people like Moran Cerf. Here’s how he held up a bank without breaking a law. More »


Gadgets

Cops Act Wasted To Catch Gadget Thieves

8:00AM November 16, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Are you the type who likes to get blotto and ride public transport home late at night? Congratulations, you are a gadget thief’s favourite target! The New York Post reports that the NYPD is training a new squadron of drunk-impersonators to bust them. More »


News

This Is The Sword Stolen From Lincoln’s Tomb

2:06AM November 15, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

This is the one-metre long copper sword stolen from the top of Lincoln’s Tomb in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. It was there sometime in September (left) and now is gone (right). More »


News

Woman Caught Stealing Motorola’s Lamest Secrets For Chinese Military

9:20AM November 9, 2011 | Sam Biddle

You know how you feel slightly nervous when you’re flagged for a random customs screening? Even when you haven’t done anything wrong? Imagine carrying stolen tech, $US30,000 cash and documents from the Chinese government? Listen, guys, I can explain! More »


News

Police Used GPS To Bust Identity Thief With Over 300,000 Victims

1:06AM October 27, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Police use of GPS tracking in investigations is something of a hotbed issue that calls into question how much privacy people are entitled to. But when it’s used successfully, as it was to arrest a California man who committed identity theft against 300,000 people, that argument becomes much more complex. More »


Cars

Thief Uses Railroad Crane To Steal Jeep

4:00AM October 21, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

If you’re going to go through the trouble of stealing a car — a highly illegal and dangerous endeavour! — it would probably be worth it to not crunch it to death with a crane as you make off with it. But then, I’m not a professional car thief, so what do I know? More »


Online

The Top 10 Most Pirated Movies Of All Time

12:30PM October 17, 2011 | Casey Chan

TorrentFreak recently published a list of the most pirated movies over BitTorrent of all time and apparently, what we watch in theatres is what we like to pirate off the internet. All of the most popular movies have been illegally downloaded a gazillion times. More »


News

Biker Gang Raids Apple Store

12:09AM October 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Moped life on the open road. Unbridled asphalt rebellion. The thrill of the throttle, wind in your hair, roar of the engine beneath you. Breaking into an Apple Store to steal a bunch of iPads. Rebels. More »


News

Woman Tries To Rob Store With Toy Gun, Gets Arrested By Fake Cop

9:00AM September 29, 2011 | Casey Chan

Wilnelia Rivera Caraballo, a 19-year-old girl, got a little tipsy and felt empowered to rob a store. So she armed herself with a toy “Uzi-type” gun, a clear plastic mask and went to work. Too bad there was a keen worker who outwitted the dimwitted half of Bonnie and Clyde. More »