You’re at the airport waiting for your flight. With time to kill, you’re thinking of connecting your laptop to the airport's Wi-Fi to check your office e-mail...do some personal banking...or shop for a gift for your spouse. But first, consider this: odds are there’s a hacker nearby, with his own laptop, attempting to "eavesdrop" on your computer to obtain personal data that...

Criminals targeting the elderly are increasingly located outside the United States. A Canadian couple is arrested for allegedly bilking victims across the U.S. by selling bogus credit card protection plans over the phone. A Maryland financial planning/estate lawyer pleads guilty to defrauding his own clients. A California man is convicted of stealing nearly $5 million from residents of a retirement home through...

What is the primary purpose of a defense spray product? To take away the desire and/or ability for a subject to resist an officer's compliance commands or to allow a civilian to flee from an attacker. Since (most) all defense spray products eventually work the most desirable and successful product should be the one that will work the fastest—and do so most...

James Van Bokkelen is about to be robbed. A wealthy software entrepreneur, Van Bokkelen will be the latest victim of some punk with a laptop. But this won't be an email scam or bank account hack. A skinny 23-year-old named Jonathan Westhues plans to use a cheap, homemade USB device to swipe the office key out of Van Bokkelen's back pocket. "I...

What Are Raves? "Raves" are high energy, all-night dances that feature hard pounding techno-music and flashing laser lights. Raves are found in most metropolitan areas and, increasingly, in rural areas throughout the country. The parties are held in permanent dance clubs, abandoned warehouses, open fields, or empty buildings. Raves are frequently advertised as "alcohol free" parties with hired security personnel. Internet sites...

DON'T MAKE THE CALL The New Phenomenon of 'Swatting' 02/04/08 - Information provided by FBI RSS Feeds Remember the “phone phreakers?” The term hit our national consciousness in the 1970s, when a magazine reported on a small group of techie troublemakers who were hacking into phone companies’ computers and making free long-distance calls. Today, there’s a new, much more serious twist on...