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Hackers hit supermarket self-checkout lanes, steal money from shoppers

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:47:07 +0000

Lucky Supermarkets has removed the tampered card readers, which were made by VeriFone, in the stores known to be affected and says it is enhancing security of every credit and debit card reader in all 234 of its stores. Joseph Steinberg, CEO of the security company Green Armor Solutions, released a statement saying "Everyone should always check any device in which they insert/swipe a credit/debit/ATM card, or to which they touch their card, to see if it looks like it may have been modified/covered."

Tags: #holyshit #identity #security #selfcheckout #skimmers #theft

Why Apple Could Sue Gawker Over 'Lost' iPhone Story - DailyFinance

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:14:10 +0000

"What he never did, however, was notify anyone who worked at the bar, according to its owner, Volcker Staudt. That would have been the simplest way to get the phone back to the Apple employee who lost it, who "called constantly trying to retrieve it" in the days afterward, recalls Volcker. "The guy was pretty hectic about it." Nor did the finder report it to the Redwood City Police Department, says Sgt. Dan Mulholland."

Tags: #apple #gizmodo #iphone #journalism #theft

Police: Man Stole Miami-Dade Buses, Drove Them On Routes - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:45:33 +0000

Tags: #buses #crime #funny #theft

Adeona: A Free, Open Source System for Helping Track and Recover Lost and Stolen Laptops

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:41:26 +0000

"Adeona is the first Open Source system for tracking the location of your lost or stolen laptop that does not rely on a proprietary, central service."

Tags: #laptops #security #theft

Use your MacBook camera to see who's using your laptop | FlatulentFish

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:47:48 +0000

"Dylan O'Donnel published a simple method to capture a user's picture using the MacBook's built-in camera when a user logs in."

Tags: #isight #macbook #scripts #security #theft

Wired 15.03: PLAY - Did Timbaland Do It?

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:04:28 +0000

"Janne “Tempest” Suni claims the melody for “Do It,” a Timbaland-helmed track on Nelly Furtado’s 2006 platinum smash Loose, was filched from a chiptune he recorded in 2000."

Tags: #c64 #chiptunes #copyright #music #theft #timbaland