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Watch thieves clone a Mercedes key from outside the owner’s house, stealing his car in seconds

November 27th, 2017

Chris Mills

As long as automobiles have been around, there’s been car theft. Auto manufacturers and car thieves have escalated an increasingly technological battle for decades, but thieves in the UK have been caught on camera pulling off the perfect con. Security cameras in Solihull, England, show a pair of car thieves using a “relay” device to …

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U.S. carriers partner with FCC to track stolen cell phones

April 10th, 2012

Dan Graziano

The four major wireless providers in the United States have partnered with the Federal Communications Commission in an effort to curb cell phone theft, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The wireless companies will build a central database of stolen cell phones, which will track phones that are reported as lost or stolen and …

Stolen Samsung AMOLED technology sold to rival, 11 suspects arrested

April 5th, 2012

Zach Epstein

Nearly a dozen suspects have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the theft and sale of AMOLED display technology under development at Samsung. Yonhap News Agency on Thursday reported that 11 suspects either currently or formerly employed by Samsung Mobile Display have been arrested. One 46-year-old researcher at Samsung is believed to have …

How to stop apps like Path from stealing your contacts

February 13th, 2012

Zach Epstein

Path caused quite a stir last week when it was discovered that the app secretly transmitted users’ entire contact lists to its servers. Without giving users the option to approve the transfer or even giving an indication that this data was being sent, Path was basically stealing personal data. The company’s CEO would later apologize …

Hackers steal data from 24 million Zappos accounts

January 16th, 2012

Zach Epstein

Zappos on Sunday confirmed that hackers breached the company’s servers and accessed personal data belonging to many of its customers. The Amazon-owned shoe retailer known for top-notch service and surprising customers with express shipping at no extra cost confirmed that personal data from 24 million accounts was accessed during a recent security breach. The hackers …

More than $1 million stolen from Android users in 2011, mobile threats to increase in 2012

December 14th, 2011

Zach Epstein

The Carrier IQ scandal has shifted attention from malicious mobile threats to carrier-sourced spyware over the past month, but a new report suggests the threat of more serious mobile malware continues to intensify. More than $1 million was stolen from Android smartphones alone in 2011 according to Lookout Mobile Security, which pulled data from more than …

Motorola Mobility sued for allegedly stealing source code

November 17th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Lemko Corporation, a private software and systems developer, on Wednesday filed a complaint against Motorola Mobility alleging that it stole trade secrets and is financially benefiting from the misappropriation of Lemko’s source code. The company claims that Motorola hired an engineer who developed unique, protected code while employed by Lemko, and proceeded to implement the source …

Citigroup hackers stole $2.7 million in recent breach

June 27th, 2011

Zach Epstein

A recent online security breach involving the left of 360,000 credit card numbers will cost Citigroup $2.7 million, the company confirmed to U.S. government officials on Monday. Hackers infiltrated Citigroup servers last month and stole account numbers and personal information associated with over 360,000 Citi-branded credit cards. According to Citigroup, personal information and card numbers …

LulzSec and Anonymous unite to wage cyber war on U.S. government

June 20th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Call it a meeting of minds or call it an unholy matrimony — in either event, the recent rash of high-profile breaches is about to get an adrenaline shot. Hacktivist group Anonymous and a crew of emerging merry hackers known as are joining forces to target the dissemination of government secrets and the defacement of other websites such as those belonging to …

Sony: ‘At least a few more days’ before PSN service restored

May 10th, 2011

Todd Haselton

On its PlayStation Network blog today, Sony gave an official statement on when the PlayStation Network will be back online. The short answer is “at least a few more days.” Sony has also promised that both Qriocity and PSN should be available by May 31, however, so it could take a bit longer, too. Both networks went …