Burglars

The Los Angeles Police Department wants the public to know that their home security systems may have a weak spot that tech-savvy burglars are starting to exploit. Most modern home security systems rely on a Wi-Fi signal for burglar alarms and surveillance equipment, including doorbell cameras. A jamming device emits a high-energy signal that is silent to the human ear, but drowns out the Wi-Fi signal to the security system, disconnecting the system from the network.A group of burglars who used a jamming device broke into…

Lee Byung Hun's agency shared an update after a burglar ransacked the actor's Log Angeles home. The incident happened reportedly last week. However, his agency, BH Entertainment, assured that no damage had been caused. Also read: Lee Byung-hun and his wife Lee Min-jung welcome second child Lee Byung Hun faces break-in at LA home. Burglary at Lee Byung Hun's homeSoompi quoted the agency, “It is true that there was a break-in at Lee Byung Hun’s home in the United States, but it has been confirmed that there was…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology, examined the development of offense-related expertise in a sample of convicted burglars, depending on their age. The results revealed significant differences between the younger (under 21) and older burglars (over 21) in their…

Image Source : AIRTAG Smart use of AirTag leads to arrest of burglar and recovery of stolen belongings An Apple AirTag proved instrumental in tracking stolen possessions, leading to the arrest of a burglar. Dylan Balmer broke into a residence in Hartlepool, UK, taking the victim's handbag and car keys, which were equipped with an AirTag fob. Interestingly, Balmer…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Are criminals rational? In his groundbreaking work of 1968, Gary Becker argued that they are. The American economist, who would go on to win the Nobel prize in economics in 1992, theorized that individuals engage in crime only if the returns are greater than the returns from engaging in legal activities, after you factor in the risk of being caught. …