Stories about theft

1000 iPhone heist at Vodafone Hutchison Australia
An employee of mobile telco Vodafone Hutchison Australia has been charged with fraudulently obtaining 131 Apple iPhones, and attempting to obtain 1,000 more.
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Fighting credit card fraud, one GPS coordinate at a time
Mobile phones beaming their owners' locations back to banks could dramatically cut credit card fraud, Ericsson says.
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Hackers break into stealth fighter jet project
The Pentagon computer hack which gave access to the Joint Strike Fighter Project, could have been prevented.
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Pirate Bay operators jailed
A court in Stockholm has found the four founders of The Pirate Bay BitTorrent site guilty of providing access to copyright works over BitTorrent.
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Aussie movie pirate faces court; walks free
Despite worldwide attention, a 26 year old Australian man has got off a movie piracy charge with little more than a slap on the wrist from Blacktown Local Court.
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Symantec leaks credit card data
Did you buy or renew software over the phone from Symantec? Check your statements carefully -- your credit card details may have been leaked by a rogue staffer.
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Chinese crackers break iTunes gift card algorithm
As if creating knock-offs of handbags, sunglasses, shoes and clothing isn’t enough, Chinese hackers have now created a brand new industry: fake iTunes gift card sales.
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Sol's stolen phone wiped remotely
The pickpocket that scored Sol Trujillo's prototype Windows Mobile 6.5 phone will be very unhappy. Very unhappy indeed.
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Telstra CEO's prototype mobile phone stolen
Telstra's CEO has been left red-faced after a pickpocket stole a prototype mobile phone with unreleased Windows Mobile 6.5 Software at 3GSM Barcelona.
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Optus slow to block stolen phones, say angry customers
Number two telco Optus appears to be dragging its feet on blocking stolen phones from its network, causing some users to question Optus's motives.
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