Tag: crime
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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…
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U.S. FCC could require carriers to block robocalls
The war against robocalls is just starting to heat up…
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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…
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Feds bust $900,000 iPhone repair & return scam in Oregon
Two engineering students in Oregon are accused of bringing thousands of counterfeit iPhones…
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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…
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Apple Champs-Élysées escapes damage during ‘yellow vest’ vandalism rampage
It is meant to be one of the world’s most elegant streets…
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U.S. federal prosecutors conducting criminal investigation into Facebook data deals
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck…
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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…
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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…
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How hackers and scammers break into iCloud-locked iPhones
In 2013, Apple introduced a security feature designed to make iPhones less valuable targets…
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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…
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YouTuber admits portions of viral HomePod glitter bomb video were staged
The fun, satisfying, viral video of a former NASA engineer pranking package thieves…
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YouTuber exacts vengeance on package thieves with stinky glitter bomb
Tis the season for a pile of packages on the front porch…
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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…
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Hackers are targeting critical infrastructure: Nuclear, defense, energy, and financial businesses
Hackers are targetting critical infrastructure providers, including nuclear power and defense agencies…
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Looters rob Bordeaux Apple Store during ‘Yellow Vest’ protests in France
The ‘yellow vest’ protests have been “a catastrophe” for the French economy…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Australian teen who hacked Apple to face sentencing next week
An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to hacking Apple Inc. systems carried out…
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California Apple Store is robbed twice in less than 24 hours
The Apple Store crime spree continues in California…
