Published on: 2025-06-03 08:15:04
Any well-reviewed crime drama that draws numerous comparisons to Apple TV's brilliant Slow Horses will easily earn a place on my to-watch list, but as soon as Dept. Q hit Netflix last week, I hit play without hesitation. The reason I was in such a hurry to dive in is that I live in Edinburgh -- the city where the new detective show is set. Edinburgh is often used as a filming location, but most of the time it simply provides a picturesque and/or historical backdrop for a TV show or film -- it's
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-11 01:41:47
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating “Heartsender,” a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that operated for more than a decade. The main clientele for HeartSender were organized crime groups that tried to trick victim companies into making payments to a third party, and its alleged proprietors were publicly identified by KrebsOnSecurity in 2021 after they inadvertently infected their computers with malware. A report from the Pakistani media o
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-04 09:22:06
A Kosovo national has been extradited to the United States to face charges of running an online cybercrime marketplace active since 2018. Kosovar authorities arrested the 33-year-old Liridon Masurica (also known as @blackdb) on December 14th, 2024, and he was extradited to the United States earlier this month, on May 9th. Masurica was detained following his court appearance in Tampa on May 12th, where he was brought before United States Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin. During this heari
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-26 21:38:00
A hot potato: Another authority is turning to AI in the hope of being able to predict crimes or problematic behavior before they occur. New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to use the technology on the city's subways by analyzing live security footage for potential troublemakers. MTA Chief Security Officer Michael Kemper said (via The Gothamist) that the agency is working with AI companies to develop the software that can analyze real-time subway platform feeds. The pla
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-15 21:00:00
Tuning into a new TV season isn't always straightforward. For example, sometimes a show changes homes after four seasons. Law & Order: Organized Crime is shifting from NBC to Peacock with season 5, so you'll need a subscription to watch the Christopher Meloni crime drama if you don't already have one. The first episode will air on NBC on Thursday night, in addition to streaming, but other than that, Peacock is the exclusive way to watch. The series stars Meloni in his Law & Order: SVU role of
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Tuning into a new TV season isn't always straightforward -- for example, sometimes a show changes homes after four seasons. Law & Order: Organized Crime is shifting from NBC to Peacock with season 5, so you'll need a subscription to watch the Christopher Meloni crime drama if you don't already have one. The first episode will air on NBC on Thursday, in addition to streaming -- but other than that, Peacock is the exclusive way to watch. The series stars Meloni in his Law & Order: SVU role of El
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-22 09:36:34
Swiss cybersecurity firm Prodaft has launched a new initiative called 'Sell your Source' where the company purchases verified and aged accounts on hacking forums to to spy on cybercriminals. The goal is to use these accounts to infiltrate cybercrime spaces and communities, collecting valuable intelligence that could lead to the exposure of malicious operations and platforms. "As a threat intelligence company, we specialize in obtaining visibility into the infrastructures of cybercriminals, sea
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-27 17:16:00
WTF?! There have been several stories over the years about different governments creating crime-predicting algorithms, leading to comparisons to the 2002 movie Minority Report – even though that film involved clairvoyant humans. The UK government is the latest to come under the spotlight for working on this technology, but officials insist it is only a research project – at least for now. The UK government's program, originally called the "homicide prediction project," works by using algorithms
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The U.S. Justice Department abruptly shut down its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, signaling a major shift in how the federal government will handle crypto-related crimes going forward, according to a memo obtained by NBC News Tuesday. The memo, sent Monday night by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, outlines a decentralized approach in which U.S. Attorneys' Offices will now take the lead on digital asset cases, focusing primarily on crimes involving terrorism. The memo said effor
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African law enforcement authorities have arrested 306 suspects as part of 'Operation Red Card,' an INTERPOL-led international crackdown targeting cross-border cybercriminal networks. Between November 2024 and February 2025, authorities seized 1,842 devices allegedly used in mobile banking, investment, and messaging app scams linked to over 5,000 victims. "Ahead of the operation, countries exchanged criminal intelligence on key targets. This intelligence was enriched by INTERPOL with insights i
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is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. As reports of vandalism and even a supposed doxing website targeting Tesla locations and vehicles continue to appear, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new warning about old crimes. In a Department of Justice press release, she “announced charges against three individuals responsible for the violent destruction of Tesla properties.” It
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iPhone delivery day can be an especially exciting occasion. Sure the wait can be painful, but do you know what’s worse? Having your new iPhone stolen off the porch just seconds after delivery. That’s what was happening across thousands of US households, and now we know how. Crime ring used custom-built software, bribes, and large network to steal thousands of iPhones Last November we reported on a strange report that porch pirates were stealing new iPhones immediately after delivery. Seemingly
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-01 19:20:38
There are few things scarier to the conservative mind than mass transportation in a major metropolitan city. To that end, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, is demanding New York City officials provide a list of actions that they will take to reduce crime on the city’s subway system or risk losing out on federal funds. In a letter delivered Tuesday to New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority head Janno Lieber, Duffy asked for a list of “actions and pl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-14 04:00:00
Elliot Wolf, the executive producer and son of “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, is entering a new venture aimed at engaging true crime fans. He, along with co-founders Andrew Adashek (CEO) and Noah Rosenberg (CTO), are developing Wolf Games, a new startup that leverages AI to generate daily murder mystery games. The company also announced on Wednesday its $4 million pre-seed funding round. Wolf Games’ flagship title is called Public Eye and capitalizes on the growing interest among true crime
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-19 04:23:00
Daylight saving time is the source of a lot of hot takes. Whether you're for or against the practices of springing forward and falling back, the changing of clocks has repercussions that go far beyond losing or gaining an hour of sleep. The spring DST change means we lose an hour of sleep but gain daylight at the end of the day. With it, according to research, comes a lowered risk of crime, including home break-ins and burglaries. Why do thieves back down? As our conversations with criminologi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Daylight saving time is near -- March 9 if your state participates -- and we prepare to spring forward with all the clock adjusting that requires. While we may lose an hour of sleep, entering DST does come with advantages, like an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day -- and a lower risk of burglaries. Why do the thieves back down? As our work with criminologists has shown, many burglars actually prefer to strike homes in the middle of the day, when they're more confident the house will
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