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In central Vietnam, law enforcement authorities have successfully brought down a criminal ring suspected of swiftly stealing motorbikes across the provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The official inquiry began on Friday, led by Nghe An police, focusing on…
In a bizarre twist of fate, a 56-year-old man from Singapore found himself behind bars for five weeks after attempting to nab a luxurious fruit—an act that surely left the fruit-loving community in disbelief. The man, identified as Sew Swee Chai, was…
In a worrying trend, hackers are escalating their tactics by targeting organizations across Europe and the Americas, employing social engineering to install a modified version of a legitimate data import tool. This seemingly innocuous application opens the…
Over the past few years, manufacturers have made great strides to discourage smartphone theft. These are usually locking mechanisms, which block the phone from ever being used by someone else than its user — either through biometric scanners or the good old…
Budget airline Cebu Pacific has cleared its staff of any wrongdoing in the alleged pilferage incident on its 5J 113 flight. Airline authorities conducted its own investigation on the matter and ruled that its staff could not be held liable for negligence or…
With the holiday season fast approaching, a study report reveals that retailers around the world will experience both their highest sales and shrink distributions during this period. According to the 2016 Retail Holiday Season Global Forecast, 30% of the…
More than a quarter (27%) of third-party apps can be classified as high risk, according to research from CloudLock Cyberlab. Analysis conducted across 10 million users, 1 billion files, and nearly 160,000 unique applications found that cybercriminals can…
Mid-flight theft-related offences on board airplanes have become more common in several Asian countries over the past two years, including in Indonesia. According to daily newspaper Kompas, the latest incident occurred on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha,…
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