Listen, this should go without saying, but crime does not pay. And to further add to that little point, it is not smart to hold up a fellow employee when committing a crime. And to take that a little further yet, it is even less smart to hold up a fellow employee and let them more »

The lure of Facebook has once again proven to get the better of someone. That said, I do want to point out that you could really switch “Facebook” for any other big name site and this deals more with the stupidity of the person involved, but it is still a fun story nonetheless. According to more »

A Missouri woman is the first person to be charged with a felony under the state’s new cyberbullying law. The 40-year old woman is accused of posting a teen girl’s photo, email address and cell phone number on the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist. The section is meant for adults looking for quick and anonymous more »

Welcome back to the oddball tech stories of the week. We all know that robots are quite good at building cars (well, some cars), vacuuming, and serving tennis balls. Did you know that they could one day help us colonize Mars? Technology is good, however sometimes it makes us do dumb things. How dumb? How about stealing a computer from a jail? It actually gets dumber. Keep reading.

Interested in a life of cybercrime? All it takes is $50. Researchers at security firm Finjan have discovered that a site called “Golden Cash” is doing a bustling business in the buying and selling of infected computers. A small botnet of 1,000 malware infested PCs goes for just $50. That’s a mere 5 cents each! more »

Boston police have used Craigslist in order to find more potential victims of accused killer Philip Markoff. Markoff was arrested early this week as evidence mounted against him that led police to believe that the medical student used Craigslist to prey on women. Markoff was charged with killing a masseuse on April 14 and robbing more »

Intel’s study of notebook security has revealed that lost and stolen laptops cost companies an average of nearly $50,000. This is because the value of the computer includes the data it held as well as the device itself. A senior executive’s notebook is valued at $28,449 while a director or manager’s is worth around $60,000. more »

Getting the newest games console has always been hard, and the Nintendo Wii is no exception with ‘Out of stock’ signs adorning many games hardware outlets. In addition to unrelenting demand, would be buyers are facing constraints from an unlikely source. If you can’t get a Nintendo product this year: blame Somalian pirates.

Not content stealing folks using Torrents, but sword in mouth, eye-patched, rum-swilling pirates. Thought today’s crews cary RPGs and fast boats to seize your electronics as their booty.

Find out why the increase in pirating means no Wiis for many.

A new service focused around the use of cell phones has been announced, it’s called “My Mobile Witness.” Upon first seeing the name, I immediately felt like I wanted to bash it for being some sort of invasion of privacy-enabling service. Turns out that isn’t the case. My Mobile Witness is actually what it calls “a personal security device.” It actually sounds a bit useful if not hard to anticipate when to use it.

The service works by the user taking a picture of the area they are in, a license plate, a suspicious person, or something similar. The picture (or text message) is uploaded to a server that is apparently only viewable by police. The situations the press release describe would prove the service to be useful: taking a picture of a street sign in an unfamiliar area, taking a picture of a marker on an unfamiliar hiking path during a storm, among others. The information, if used for a crime, can apparently be used in court as well.

Law enforcement officials in the UK have shut down an underground website that specialized in helping cybercriminals commit their crimes. The site, called DarkMarket, was kept secret and access was granted by invitation only. Its forum allowed cyberthieves to buy and sell stolen banking details and credit card numbers obtained via phishing scams and website more »