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ATM heist reveals vulnerabilities in global security
May 10, 2013
A band of thieves working across two dozen countries has made off with $45 million. The caper reveals serious vulnerabilities in the banking system
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Thieves stole $45 million in global ATM heist
May 10, 2013
Forget bank heist movies with ski masks and safe cracking. These thieves were high tech.
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New York City cyber thieves loot $45 million
May 9, 2013
The thieves also hit up 2,000 ATMs in Manhattan in a single day.
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Jodi Arias trial is a big revenue generator for media
May 2, 2013
The high-profile prosecution of a Phoenix-area woman has cost taxpayers nearly $1.7 million in legal fees. But local and national media outlets have seen a ratings boost due to the coverage.
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Want a side of security with that waffle?
Mar 26, 2013
A Waffle House restaurant in a rough Atlanta neighborhood adds a surcharge for a security guard.
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Philadelphia collects court debt decades later
Dec 20, 2012
Since 2010, the courts of Philadelphia have embarked on a massive debt collection from ex-offenders. It’s an attempt to collect on $1.5 billion in old fees, fines and forfeited bail owed to the criminal justice system.
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Deportees get a one-way plane ticket to Mexico City
Dec 10, 2012
The U.S. spent a lot of money to fly Mexican detainees back to the interior of their country, instead of dropping them off just south of the Mexican border. Did it work?
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Web pioneer John McAfee caught in murder mystery
Nov 13, 2012
One of the father's of modern anti-virus software, John McAfee, is a suspect in a Belize murder. Jeff Wise discusses the exclusive story on McAfee he recently wrote for Gizmodo.
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Why scammers like seniors
Jul 13, 2012
Seniors are a prime target for scams, because they are less likely to report a scam. Learn why seniors are afraid to report fraud cases and how to avoid getting hoodwinked.
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Los Angeles police to use program to predict crimes
Jul 2, 2012
It's straight out of the Tom Cruise film, "Minority Report."
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