Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
In the realm of cyber terrorism, the botnet is a terrible thing. It's a collection of computers hijacked through malicious software that can be used to stage massive attacks, like the ones that shut down networks across Estonia earlier this year. One of the ringleaders in a global 1.3-milliion-computer botnet has been arrested, and surprisingly, he's only 18.
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Angela said 11:47AM on 11-30-2007
Why not release his name? Last I heard, 18 years old makes a person an adult. Don't treat him like a baby!
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rasta said 11:57AM on 11-30-2007
1337 gibson hax0r
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NDB said 11:57AM on 11-30-2007
Why is it so surprising that he is only 18? It's at that age and younger when people are at their prime as far as discovering and working through aspects of any kind of things that they feel is a challenge to them or catches their fancy...like he was supposed become a genius once he was 21 or something.
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Jordan said 12:03PM on 11-30-2007
Put him in jail and hard labor picking rocks seven days a week, and then hang him in the yard in front of the other prisoners; these criminals are causing too much anxiety to millions of us, AND stealing millions of Dollars
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blondie said 12:04PM on 11-30-2007
What is up with the picture of Mr.T? What does that picture have to do with the article?
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dee law said 12:10PM on 11-30-2007
All young offenders names SHOULD be released. It is for this very reason some young adults are NOT afraid to do things they other wise might not do. They KNOW they can get by with it, that it will not be made known. If they do the crime , it should be told. Maybe then, some of this violence will stop
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Tom said 12:32PM on 11-30-2007
This is surprising that he is only 18? He doesn't have anything better to do but hack on his computer all day obviously. Lock this guy and his up and throw away the key!!! NEVER LET HIM OR HIS GANG TOUCH ANYTHING ELECTRONIC EVER AGAIN!!!! He and his gang are just a handful of the people that give the rest of us more grief than any of us need with computer fraud, theft, and UPDATES to try to stop these people from stealing our money. Why not disclose his name? Are the authorities afraid someone will take care of this thief themself? I can't say I would blame anybody for that. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that are just as sick and tired of thieves as I am and it wouldn't hurt my feelings any if internet theft was a prison sentence for life.
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Isabella said 12:36PM on 11-30-2007
This 18 year old should have his name released. He committed an adult crime, and everyone should know who he is. We coddle criminals too much in this world right now. As far as I'm concerned if you commit a serious crime, I'm not worried about infringing their civil rights. You should not have any civil rights !
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mike said 12:38PM on 11-30-2007
This is nuts he is old enough to murder people in the name of God and country, get laid, and in most places own firearms, and drink alcohol. My guess is there is something rotten in the FBI or the age of consent has been raised again. Also could be the FBI is tired of being sued for arresting the wrong person.. I do not feel the name of a person should be released until they are found guilty. This prevents the lives of people from being destroyed by over zealous Police and FBI agents and irresponsible media whores. Actually I would be interested in some information on how and what he did so I could protect my self form his particular scam. The biggest thing anyone can do in disconnect from the inter net when you are not actively using it. If you user a routes change the base IP address at least once a month, I have a program I wrote that shutdowns 27 monitoring programs started by major software companies during startup. I shutdown these programs before the internet connection is made.
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Mike said 12:41PM on 11-30-2007
Blondie:
"He is said to be tied to a botnet gang known as the A-Team, who the FBI hopes will also be behind bars soon"
I pity da fool dat mess wit botnet!!
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rafa said 12:44PM on 11-30-2007
The reason why name is not released is because he is cooperating with the fbi to nab the rest of his cyber thieve friends.
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LMT said 12:48PM on 11-30-2007
Put the kid to work for the FBI and other "good- guy" organizations as a way of paying for what he did. Use the thief to catch other thieves. That mind of his is too good to waste!
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Tobi said 12:50PM on 11-30-2007
What's the deal with the picture of The "A" Team?
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kiwifan said 12:51PM on 11-30-2007
the kid's name is owen wilson from whitianga...he was homeschooled and works for trios software development...he enlisted a group of computer dudes called the a-team...that is why the picture accompanies this article..by and by, he still lives at home and is described as a loner
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pawntail said 12:53PM on 11-30-2007
Did you people every think that they arent releasing his name because they might use him as an operative in their own forces? A kid with that much talent can usually be forced into working FOR the FBI instead of going to jail. They said he was part of a ring of people, he has extremely valuable information on other cyberterrorists and to release his name is counterproductive on the investigation. Also, who cares what his name is? DO YOU KNOW HIM? Doubt it! So what would YOU knowing his name do? He's in serious trouble, they WILL lock him up at some point. So get over not knowing every single juicy bit!
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bobby said 1:22PM on 11-30-2007
i always knew that Murdoch was just "craaaaaa...ZY"
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Mike Glen said 1:30PM on 11-30-2007
Another bored cyber baby.
These kids seem to think ripping off the net is fun. How about we tell them they will be billed for all the damage and they will not be allowed back on the net for life.
The net is a fantastic thing and should be protected from these cyberdelinquents.
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kelly said 1:37PM on 11-30-2007
What do you expect a kid in the Waikato region on New zealand to do?? there is nothing for kids to do here but milk cows, screw sheep, get pregnant young, drink and figure out ways to mess up people lives.. It is all done in the name of trying beaintg the bordom... the kid is from just outside Hamilton...
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Gadget said 2:11PM on 11-30-2007
Blondie.........
Please read the article again.........The BAD
guys call themselves the A-Team :)
So in reality they just SHOWED a picture of
the TV A-Team :)
I hope they catch them FAST!!!
Gail
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Nina said 2:13PM on 11-30-2007
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10479450
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