Following Ban, Flipper Zero Creators Say They’re Being Scapegoated for Car Thefts

Photo: Shutterstock-Pixelsquid (Shutterstock) The Flipper Zero has been under scrutiny ever since last month when Canadian officials claimed that it was to blame for a rise in car thefts in the country and proposed a ban on the popular (and cheap) penetration-testing device. See How X-Men ’97 Faithful Riffs on the Classic X-Men Cartoon Opening … Read more

Canada’s Trudeau Calls National Summit to Address Spike in Auto Thefts

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike in auto thefts across Canada in recent years. Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has borne the brunt of the crime wave, according to statistics from the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association. The Toronto region saw 9,600 … Read more

The Shocking Data on Kia and Hyundai Thefts in the US

Mandiant researchers published findings this week about a newly revealed Chinese espionage operation that used Sogu malware to spy on the African operations of both European and US organizations. The campaign is significant for the scope of its victims, but also because attackers used a classic malware distribution method: thumb drives. The attacks are the … Read more

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigns over dealing with of thefts

Touch upon this storyComment LONDON — The director of the British Museum introduced his resignation on Friday, accepting blame for the mishandling of thefts of treasures from its assortment. Director Hartwig Fischer stated in a press release that the museum didn’t “reply as comprehensively because it ought to have in response to the warnings in … Read more