In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny; in others, theft has replaced larceny.
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US charges Chinese pair for laundering $100M in stolen crypto for North Korea
The pair allegedly faked identification documents and forged photographs to open dummy cryptocurrency exchange accounts in ...
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Here’s how law enforcement catches cryptocurrency criminals
Here's a behind the scenes look at how law enforcement leverages technology to catch cryptocurrency criminals using the likes ...
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Teen SIM-swapper allegedly stole $1M, bought custom jewelry with Bitcoin
A 19-year-old SIM-swapper has been charged for allegedly stealing more than $1 million in cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin ransomware peddlers are publicly shaming victims for not paying
Bitcoin-hungry ransomware attackers are reportedly threatening to expose victims who refuse to pay the requested cryptocurrency ...
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Alleged SIM-swapper stole crypto to buy rap music, sports cars, and bling
An alleged cryptocurrency SIM-swapper has reportedly used his stolen funds to buy several high-end cars, diamond jewelry, ...
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Victims lose $4.4B to cryptocurrency crime in first 9 months of 2019
It's been a bumper year so far for cryptocurrency criminals who have stolen over $4 billion worth of digital coins over the ...
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A laser pointer can trick your smart devices into opening your doors, starting your car
A thief lies in wait across the street, hiding in the bushes and waiting for the lights of your television to go dark. Once ...
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5 arrested after drilling through warehouse wall to steal 85 Bitcoin machines
Police in Malaysia have apprehended a gang that allegedly stole 85 Bitcoin “machines” from a warehouse last weekend by ...
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MakerDAO bug could've let hackers steal Ethereum powering its DAI stablecoin
MakerDAO just paid $50,000 to a researcher who reported a bug that could've led to the theft of millions of dollars and the ...
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NiceHash co-founder reportedly arrested over alleged stolen millions (again)
The co-founder of NiceHash, the well-known cryptocurrency hash power broker, has reportedly been arrested in Germany.
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Fusion's $6.4M cryptocurrency theft could be an inside job, firm says
Fusion has revealed the private keys for its swap wallet were stolen, which led to the siphoning of $6.4 million worth of ...
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Hackers are stealing personal medical data to impersonate your doctor
When it comes to health, prevention is the best cure. Now it's becoming apparent it is time to extend this philosophy to ...
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Coinbase thief goofs by emailing apology to police, gets arrested while in jail for something else
Now he's stuck in jail because he can't afford the $150,000 bail. A tip for cryptocurrency thieves - don't use PayPal to ...
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Stolen fingerprints could spell the end of biometric security – here’s how to save it
The biggest known biometric data breach to date was reported recently when researchers managed to access a 23-gigabyte database ...
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Thief jeopardizes state secrets by using nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency
People will do anything to get their hands on cryptocurrency including using secret areas of a nuclear power plant to power ...
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Capital One hacker suspected to have stolen data from 30 other companies
The hacker involved in the Capital One data breach may have broken into at least 30 other companies, according to a fresh ...
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Bitfinex denies role in spooky transfer of $1.37 million in stolen Bitcoin
A bunch of Bitcoin tied to 2016's epic Bitfinex hack had been moved, but Bitfinex says it had nothing to do with it. So who ...
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North Korean hacking groups and copycats are going after financial institutions
State-sponsored and criminal actors are mounting a wide array of cyber attacks against the global finance industry with an ...
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Israeli hacker allegedly stole $1.7M in cryptocurrency from Europeans
A cybercriminal from Israel is facing a list of felonies associated with the supposed theft of $1.7 million (6.1 million ...
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Cyber criminals steal $27M in Bitcoin by impersonating popular cryptocurrency exchange
Police agencies from the UK and the Netherlands have arrested six people in connection with the theft of €24 million ($27 ...
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Chinese Bitcoin miner arrested for stealing electricity from oil well
Authorities in China have arrested a man after he reportedly stole electricity from an oil well to mine Bitcoin.
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Hackers steal 100,000 traveler photos from border patrol database
US Customs and Border Protection said that one of its subcontractors had been breached in a "malicious cyberattack," exposing ...
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Blockchain startup hacked itself to 'save' $13M of its users’ cryptocurrency
Komodo devs took all cryptocurrency out of affected wallets and will keep it in a safe place until users submit claims to ...
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Hackers hid malware in a fake trading app to steal your cryptocurrency
Security researchers have uncovered a knock-off cryptocurrency trading website designed to steal the funds of unwitting victims. ...
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SIM-swappers face hundreds of years in prison for $2.4M cryptocurrency theft
An Irish man is facing upwards of 100 years in a US prison after allegedly stealing over $2 million worth of cryptocurrency ...
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$356 million in cryptocurrency stolen in first three months of 2019
Cryptocurrency exit scammers and exchange hackers have made a killing this year, and soon they'll have to launder it all... ...
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Police bust potential Bitcoin money laundering scheme in Brazil
Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using ...
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Prolific sim-swapper gets 10 years for stealing $7.5M worth of Bitcoin
A 21-year-old man in the US, who is credited with being one of the first people in the country to be convicted of stealing ...
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Romanian duo convicted in US for using cryptocurrency malware-mining to steal millions
Two Romanian residents have been convicted of infecting over 400,000 individual computers with malware in order to mine ...
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New Android malware targets 32 cryptocurrency apps and 100 international banks
Meet "Gustuff," the new Trojan horse virus that's out to steal your cryptocurrency (and your fiat!) from your online accounts. ...
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Bitcoin exchange DragonEx ‘hacked for undisclosed amount’
Cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx says it has been hacked, although it is not yet known how much has been lost in the alleged ...
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Tokyo crypto-cops nab their first cryptocurrency hacker: the $134K Monacoin thief
An 18-year-old was charged with stealing $134K (¥15M) worth of cryptocurrency, marking the first time local cops have ...
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Bitcoin scammers used Facebook ads to swindle Chinese businessmen out of $250K
Authorities have sentenced three cryptocurrency criminals for robbing $250,000 from a group of Chinese businessmen in Dubai. ...
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How I became pen pals with the kid who stole my iPhone
I’d always wanted to go to India. So I was pretty outraged when, in 2011, my iPhone went without me. I think it’s only ...
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Crypto-mining malware saw 4,000% increase in 2018
One of the most common cryptocurrency hacks to of 2018 was illicit crypto-mining, also known as crypto-jacking, a recent ...
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Hello Big Brother: EU wants to manage your digital identity on the blockchain
Blockchain promised us freedom and liberation from centralized authorities like governments, but in the latest report from ...
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Bitcoin beatdown 'victim' jailed for $1M cryptocurrency theft
The kid that got beat up by his 'friends' for his Bitcoin has been arrested for stealing $1M worth of cryptocurrency from ...
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Major cryptocurrency exchange delists Bitcoin Gold following $18M hack
A major cryptocurrency exchange is delisting Bitcoin Gold after a series of debilitating heists amounting to over $20 million ...
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Tesla whistleblower alleges drug trafficking, illegal surveillance at Nevada Gigafactory
A former Tesla employee today filed a formal complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the automaker ...
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Meet the daring detectives sniffing out booby-trapped Bitcoin mines
There's a new group of electricity thieves posing a challenge for police and distribution network operators: bitcoin miners. ...
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The first hours after a crime are crucial — here's how you can help the police
But letting citizens do police work — encouraging them even, by offering rewards — is not without risks.
