Marc Weber Tobias and his team pick locks for a living. But they’re not thieves, they’re a group of security experts dedicated to testing how secure the locks on the market really are. Using standard tools like paper clips and screw drivers, Tobias and his team have uncovered some of the biggest security flaws in the highest rated and most expensive locks, leaving consumers wondering, how safe is my lock? [...]
If you have an account on Facebook, Myspace, or any other social networking website, Interpol is asking for your help in finding their most wanted fugitives. [...]
Ava Hernandez, older sister to 15-year-old Adam Hernandez got a voicemail from the Assistant Principal of Shorewood High School with news of her younger brother’s arrest. The voicemail said that he was in police custody after stealing chicken nuggets from a meal worth $2.60. [...]
With the help of the newly invented Terahertz Detector, authorities will soon be able to tell what you have in your pocket, bag, luggage, and anywhere else, all from tens, and possibly thousands, of feet away. [...]
For one of the biggest insurance providers in the nation, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has some amateurish security on its website. The site was recently was hacked and about 200,000 customer’s personal information was stolen including names, social security numbers, and credit card information. [...]
A new method of surveillance is making solving crimes easier than ever. It works by tracking criminals from the sky with a super zoom lens. It captures where criminals came from and where the went post-crime. The best part is that even if the criminal is wearing a mask or is in disguise he can still be tracked. [...]
If you feel like you are being target for identity theft, you might want to look into the hotels you checked into. A new study by Trustwave, a company that is hired by hotels and other merchants to protect their systems, shows that hotels have now surpassed restaurants for the top spot where your credit card data is most likely to be stolen. [...]
There’s nothing better than getting a new computer. But what if that brand new pristine computer was actually infected with a virus, right out of the box? Dell says, it happened. [...]
How ironic. In the midst of Jordan Sturm’s demo of Apple’s GPS-based app, “Find My iPhone,” a bike riding thief grabbed the new iPhone and rode off, thinking he was now the proud owner of the much sought after device. Unfortunately for the thief, 31-year-old Horatio Toure, the app installed on this iPhone was designed to use the phone’s GPS tracker capabilities to provide real-time location updates so police officers and its owner can track the phone’s whereabouts in real-time. [...]
A new malware attack recently launched targets eBay users in particular. The way the attack works is by sending users e-mails with a link to an infected website, which instantly starts downloading spam and malware to your computer or mobile device. [...]
After attempting to steal a foreclosed house, 53-year-old Brent Arthur Wilson is facing a maximum punishment of 30 years in jail and a fine of $151,000. But how do you steal a home? It’s not like you can pick it up and just move it to another location. Or can you? [...]
What started as some petty online drama for an 11-year-old girl has blown up to be a huge problem for her and her family. After posting profanity-ridden rants to video hosting websites like YouTube, Jessica Leonhardt, who went by the code name Jessie Slaughter, has become the target of one of the largest groups of Internet pranksters; the website 4Chan.org. In essence, this group of users target particular videos and makes fun of them. The targeting has gotten so bad, Leonhardt is now under police protection due to receiving numerous death threats. [...]
After appearing suspicious and nervous at a checkpoint in a Mexican airport, workers decided to search Roberto Sol Cabrera Zavaleta, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, to find out what he was up to. But to their surprise, instead of trying to smuggle anything harmful or highly illegal like drugs or weapons, the man was found with 18 titi monkeys under his clothes. [...]
With Alabama’s beaches finally starting to look clean and oil-free, people are finally returning to enjoy the water. But is the oil really gone and is the water safe to go back in? Alabama’s Channel Five News decided to test the water and the results were shocking. [...]
