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Research on Human Honesty

July 5, 2019 infossl

academicpapers, economicsofsecurity, Security technology, societalsecurity, theft

New research from Science: “Civic honesty around the globe“: Abstract: Civic honesty is essential to social capital and economic development, but is often in conflict with material self-interest. We examine the trade-off between honesty and self-interest using field experiments in 355 cities spanning 40 countries around the globe. We turned in over 17,000 lost wallets … Read More “Research on Human Honesty” »

Mail Fishing

March 25, 2019 infossl

mail, Security technology, theft, usps

Not email, paper mail: Thieves, often at night, use string to lower glue-covered rodent traps or bottles coated with an adhesive down the chute of a sidewalk mailbox. This bait attaches to the envelopes inside, and the fish in this case — mail containing gift cards, money orders or checks, which can be altered with … Read More “Mail Fishing” »

Detecting Shoplifting Behavior

March 7, 2019 infossl

artificialintelligence, behavioraldetection, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, theft

This system claims to detect suspicious behavior that indicates shoplifting: Vaak, a Japanese startup, has developed artificial intelligence software that hunts for potential shoplifters, using footage from security cameras for fidgeting, restlessness and other potentially suspicious body language. The article has no detail or analysis, so we don’t know how well it works. But this … Read More “Detecting Shoplifting Behavior” »

Stealing Nativity Displays

December 27, 2018 infossl

cameras, Security technology, securitymonitoring, theft

The New York Times is reporting on the security measures people are using to protect nativity displays. Powered by WPeMatico

Glitter Bomb against Package Thieves

December 25, 2018 infossl

fakenews, sabotage, Security technology, theft, video

Stealing packages from unattended porches is a rapidly rising crime, as more of us order more things by mail. One person hid a glitter bomb and a video recorder in a package, posting the results when thieves opened the box. At least, that’s what might have happened. At least some of the video was faked, … Read More “Glitter Bomb against Package Thieves” »

Banks Attacked through Malicious Hardware Connected to the Local Network

December 7, 2018 infossl

banking, cybercrime, hacking, hardware, malware, Security technology, theft, usb

Kaspersky is reporting on a series of bank hacks — called DarkVishnya — perpetrated through malicious hardware being surreptitiously installed into the target network: In 2017-2018, Kaspersky Lab specialists were invited to research a series of cybertheft incidents. Each attack had a common springboard: an unknown device directly connected to the company’s local network. In … Read More “Banks Attacked through Malicious Hardware Connected to the Local Network” »

“Two Stage” BMW Theft Attempt

August 21, 2018 infossl

alarms, cars, crime, Security technology, theft

Modern cars have alarm systems that automatically connect to a remote call center. This makes cars harder to steal, since tripping the alarm causes a quick response. This article describes a theft attempt that tried to neutralize that security system. In the first attack, the thieves just disabled the alarm system and then left. If … Read More ““Two Stage” BMW Theft Attempt” »

Gas Pump Hack

July 13, 2018 infossl

cars, cybercrime, hacking, physicalsecurity, Security technology, theft

This is weird: Police in Detroit are looking for two suspects who allegedly managed to hack a gas pump and steal over 600 gallons of gasoline, valued at about $1,800. The theft took place in the middle of the day and went on for about 90 minutes, with the gas station attendant unable to thwart … Read More “Gas Pump Hack” »

Supermarket Shoplifting

May 23, 2018 infossl

scams, Security technology, theft

The rise of self-checkout has caused a corresponding rise in shoplifting. Powered by WPeMatico

Tracing Stolen Bitcoin

March 28, 2018 infossl

academicpapers, bitcoin, blockchain, Security technology, theft, tracing, tracking

Ross Anderson has a really interesting paper on tracing stolen bitcoin. From a blog post: Previous attempts to track tainted coins had used either the “poison” or the “haircut” method. Suppose I open a new address and pay into it three stolen bitcoin followed by seven freshly-mined ones. Then under poison, the output is ten … Read More “Tracing Stolen Bitcoin” »