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Luiz Felipe/Unsplash / Unsplash The desirability and high value of iPhones and other Apple devices make the gear a popular target for criminals looking to make a fast buck. In the latest such case, a now former UPS employee is accused of stealing more than $1.3 million worth of Apple iPhones and laptops from the shipping company’s warehouse in Winnipeg, Canada, before selling them in an operation that continued for seven months, the Winnipeg Free Press reported this week. Police have charged the suspect, 30-year-old…

Photo: Songquan Deng (Shutterstock)Apple could be in some major legal trouble as the Department of Justice (DOJ) is readying an antitrust lawsuit against the iPhone maker, according to a report from Bloomberg Wednesday. The legal action could be filed as soon as Thursday. Buy Now or Wait? How to Avoid Tech Buyer's RemorseThe lawsuit reportedly focuses on Apple’s violation of antitrust laws by blocking access to iPhone hardware and software features. Apple and the DOJ didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.…

Law enforcement in Kansas recorded the front of a man’s home for 68 days straight, 15 hours a day, and obtained evidence to prove him guilty on 16 charges. The officers did not have a search warrant, using a camera on a pole positioned across the street to capture Bruce Hay’s home. A federal court ruled on Tuesday that it was fine for law enforcement to do so, in what’s potentially a major reduction in privacy law.Is USB-C Finally Coming To iPhone?“Mr. Hay had no reasonable expectation of privacy in a view of the front of…

Photo: Shutterstock-Pixelsquid (Shutterstock)The Flipper Zero has been under scrutiny ever since last month when Canadian officials claimed that it was to blame for a rise in car thefts in the country and proposed a ban on the popular (and cheap) penetration-testing device. How Important Was it for Jason Reitman to be a Part of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire?This week, the multi-tools’ developers published a statement on their site arguing that they have been unfairly singled out as the hacker boogeymen behind Canada’s car…

A man has been jailed for 66 weeks in England after pleading guilty to cyberflashing. Nicholas Hawkes is the first person to be convicted of the crime in the country under the Cyberflashing (sending unsolicited photos of genitalia) was outlawed in England and Wales under the law on January 31.“Cyberflashing is a serious crime which leaves a lasting impact on victims, but all too often it can be dismissed as thoughtless ‘banter’ or a harmless joke," prosecutor Hannah von Dadelzsen . “Just as those who commit indecent…

Photo: oasisamuel (Shutterstock)A 39-year-old man in the UK was sentenced to more than a year in prison on Tuesday for sending unsolicited images of his genitals to a 15-year-old girl and a woman in her 60s, according to a press release from Essex Police. The teen girl was left “overwhelmed and crying” according to the Guardian.Video Chat - From Sci-Fi to Sci-FactNicholas Hawkes pleaded guilty to two counts of “sending a photograph or film of genitals to cause alarm, distress or humiliation.” Hawkes sent the images to the…

A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms, grooming them, and extorting them to commit horrific acts of abuse. A global network of violent predators is hiding in plain sight, targeting children on major platforms, grooming them, and extorting them to commit horrific acts of abuse. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the…

Abraham Ozler OTT release: The Malayalam-language crime thriller film, Abraham Ozler has been in the news for a long time. There were several speculations about the film's OTT release date and it has been delayed quite a few times already. However, the film is finally set to debut on an OTT platform this week, which means you can watch Jayaram's new psychological thriller from the comfort of your home. The film marks the comeback of Jayaram to the big screen after a long break. And he is back with a hit film and fans can…

Read CNBC's full investigation into the alleged organized theft groups that police say are stealing and reselling items from retailers including Ulta Beauty, T.J. Maxx and Walgreens.Faced with sophisticated organized retail crime rings that investigators say have targeted his company, Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell is laying some blame on e-commerce sites.In the first in-depth interview given by a retail CEO about organized theft, Kimbell responded to a monthslong CNBC investigation that showed how police broke up what they…

In a tony suburban enclave in the San Diego foothills, police say, an organized retail crime "queenpin" had built an empire.Tucked behind the stone walls of her 4,500-square-foot Spanish-style mansion, Michelle Mack had stockpiled a small fortune in cosmetics that had been stolen from Ulta and Sephora stores across the country, authorities said. Police don't suspect that Mack, 53, took the items herself. Instead, they say, she pulled the strings from the shadows, employing a network of around a dozen women who stole the…