Theft

Florida Man Robbed Trying To Buy Bitcoin
Florida Man Robbed Trying To Buy Bitcoin
July 29, 2016  |  Bitcoin

While computer breaches and malicious emails are commonplace online, when it comes to bitcoin, it can also be dangerous offline in the real world. According...

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With Kill Switches, Smartphone Thefts Plummet In London, NYC And SF
With Kill Switches, Smartphone Thefts Plummet In London, NYC And SF
February 12, 2015  |  International

“Kill switches” are proving deadly to smartphone theft, which has dropped by half in London, 40 percent in San Francisco and 25 percent in New...

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Carriers Must Stop Phone Thefts, Says FCC
Carriers Must Stop Phone Thefts, Says FCC
December 08, 2014  |  Mobile

The Federal Communications Commission wants wireless carriers to do more to stop the million-plus smartphone thefts in the U.S. every year, the Wall Street Journal...

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Bank Customer Liable For Thief Who Is A Good Guesser
Bank Customer Liable For Thief Who Is A Good Guesser
November 03, 2014  |  News

One of the tenets of banking security rules today is that consumers must protect their PINs and passwords. If a customer, for example, posts his/her...

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Former NBA Player Fakes An EasyPay Purchase To Steal $14K
Former NBA Player Fakes An EasyPay Purchase To Steal $14K
September 22, 2014  |  News

Former NBA player Rex Chapman learned the hard way that sometimes a career change into criminality is more difficult than the television show Breaking Bad...

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