Apple’s ‘Find my’ app has helped to bust an alleged sex trafficker. A New Orleans man is accused of prostituting his girlfriend in a number of U.S. states…
Tag: crime
Suspect’s Apple Watch used to prove he was lying about anti-Semitic stabbing
Sean Sammit said he was attacked as he left a synagogue that day in the Jewish community in West Bloomfield, but his story didn’t add up…
Apple iPhone’s Emergency SOS feature saves Virginia woman from sexual assault
The woman was about to get into her Uber to go home when she says, “This guy came up to me and said, ‘I lost my phone… can you help me find my phone?'”
Apple supplier Foxconn to look into alleged fraud involving $43 million in flawed iPhone parts
A Taiwanese businessman has purportedly worked with a group of management staff at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility to obtain and assemble flawed iPhone parts…
Apple supplier Japan Display to review past earnings after fraud warning
Apple supplier Japan Display on Wednesday said the compnay would review its past earnings after a former accounting executive notified the company…
Apple supplier Japan Display fires executive for $5.3 million embezzlement
Japan Display said on Thursday it dismissed an accounting executive last year for embezzling about $5.3 million over a four-year period…
Apple Watch saves Calgary woman from rapist
When he broke into her Calgary apartment, John Joseph Macindoe had everything he needed to drug, hog-tie and rape the woman he’d become so obsessed with…
Chinese national sentenced to U.S. federal prison for counterfeit iPhone trafficking scheme
A Chinese national was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release on Tuesday for his part in a counterfeit iPhone trafficking scheme that defrauded Apple…
Phishing attacks on Mac users doubling, don’t get fooled
Phishing attacks reaching macOS users look set to more than double this year, with emails specifically claiming…
‘Anonymous’ hacker exposed after dropping USB drive while throwing Molotov cocktail
In a bizarre investigation, Belgium police have identified a member of the Anonymous Belgium hacker collective…
Apple’s Find my iPhone app helps track down police officer’s stolen gun
Apple’s Find my iPhone app helped lead investigators to a deputy’s stolen gun and tactical gear. Two teen suspects were arrested…
How a crew of fraudsters allegedly stole $19 million worth of iPhones
Over the past seven years, a New York City-based fraud ring allegedly stole more than $19 million worth of iPhones by posing as…
U.S. man jailed for not unlocking his iPhone for police
He paid a steep price, spending 44 days behind bars before the THC and gun charges were dropped, the contempt order got tossed and he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor…
Chinese man pleads guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
Over the span of two years, a Chinese national in Oregon sent devices that looked like iPhones to Apple…
U.S. FCC could require carriers to block robocalls
The war against robocalls is just starting to heat up…
Tim Cook: We grieve as Islamist terrorists’ bomb attacks kill hundreds of Catholics in Sri Lanka
Within a few hours on Sunday, suicide bombings hit three Catholic churches…
Feds bust $900,000 iPhone repair & return scam in Oregon
Two engineering students in Oregon are accused of bringing thousands of counterfeit iPhones…
Investigators sought to use Michael Cohen’s face and fingerprints to access his Apple devices
Investigators asked for court permission to use Michael Cohen’s Face ID and fingerprints to access Apple devices…
Apple Champs-Élysées escapes damage during ‘yellow vest’ vandalism rampage
It is meant to be one of the world’s most elegant streets…
U.S. federal prosecutors conducting criminal investigation into Facebook data deals
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck…
Man charged over bow and arrow attack in Australia; victim’s iPhone saves him from potentially lethal injury
Officers from Richmond Police District were called to a residential address in Nimbin…
Stolen Apple Watch helps victim track suspects to California Walmart
Stealing an Apple Watch can have GPS-tracking implications, as a pair of Northern California burglary…
How hackers and scammers break into iCloud-locked iPhones
In 2013, Apple introduced a security feature designed to make iPhones less valuable targets…
Judge: U.S. feds, cops can’t force you to unlock your iPhone with finger or face
A California judge has ruled that American cops can’t force people to unlock their iPhone…
YouTuber admits portions of viral HomePod glitter bomb video were staged
The fun, satisfying, viral video of a former NASA engineer pranking package thieves…
France to introduce new ‘GAFA’ (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) tax in new year
France has been pushing hard for a new so-called ‘GAFA tax’ named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon…
Hackers are targeting critical infrastructure: Nuclear, defense, energy, and financial businesses
Hackers are targetting critical infrastructure providers, including nuclear power and defense agencies…
Looters rob Bordeaux Apple Store during ‘Yellow Vest’ protests in France
The ‘yellow vest’ protests have been “a catastrophe” for the French economy…
Marriott: Hackers accessed up to 500 million Starwood customer records
Marriott International Inc said on Friday that hackers accessed up to 500 million customer records…
Drive-by shooting suspect remotely wipes iPhone X, charges with tampering
A cellphone seized by police as part of an investigation into a drive-by shooting last month…
Apple hires police to stand guard at Sacramento stores amid rash of robberies
You might see new faces at Apple stores across the Sacramento region because…
FBI forces suspect to unlock an Apple iPhone X with their face
The first known case in which law enforcement used Apple Face ID facial recognition technology to open a suspect’s iPhone…
Palo Alto Apple store robbed twice in 12 hours during iPhone Xs launch weekend
Tens of thousands of dollars in electronics were stolen from the downtown Palo Alto Apple store…
Australian teen Apple hacker avoids jail time, sentenced to eight months’ probation
The Australian teenage hacker who pleaded guilty to repeatedly accessing Apple’s mainframe over two years…
Watch iPhone Xs thief get pinned to floor after six crooks are caught robbing Apple Store in broad daylight
Footage of a brazen Apple Store heist shows six men seemingly stealing iPhone demo models…
Australian teen who hacked Apple to face sentencing next week
An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to hacking Apple Inc. systems carried out…
California Apple Store is robbed twice in less than 24 hours
The Apple Store crime spree continues in California…
Uniformed police officers deter Apple Retail Store smash and grabs
Six different Bay Area Apple stores have been targeted in a matter of weeks with the thieves…
Customers tackle Apple Store robbers, make citizen’s arrest
Customers tackle Apple Store robbers, make citizen’s arrest…
Apple reassures customers after hack by Australian teen, says no customer data was compromised
Apple Inc said on Friday no customer data was compromised after Australian media reported a teenager had pleaded guilty to hacking…
Melbourne teen who hacked into Apple’s secure computer network and 90GB of files faces criminal charges
A Melbourne private schoolboy who repeatedly broke into Apple’s secure computer systems…
Apple needs to publicize its retail store display device security measures to deter fruitless robberies
I’ve seen a couple of pieces recently on what appear to be increasingly frequent snatch-and-grab…
