Con artist swindled $40k by posing as Prince Harry on Facebook
A gentle reminder that no royal in the history of ever has actually needed money wired to them from Internet strangers.
On Mar 17, 2014 by Kate Knibbs
‘Riot’ allegedly incited by Tyler the Creator caught on Instagram video
Rapper Tyler the Creator could face up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
On Mar 16, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III
Husband-and-wife cops resign after sexting each other on the job
Sounds like a case for Internal Affairs.
On Mar 14, 2014 by Miles Klee
Man offers to shoot pedestrian for 100 retweets, posts rifle as proof
He should’ve kept it simple and just gone for favs.
On Mar 14, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Man hangs himself and 4-year-old son over malware message
Online extortion spirals out into murder.
On Mar 13, 2014 by Miles Klee
Study shows the last people still using Myspace are sex workers
If your first reaction was, “Wait, people actually still use Myspace?!?!,” you’re not alone.
On Mar 13, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Guy who bought 2,700 tabs of ‘LSD substitute’ on Silk Road faces 25 years in prison
That’s a lot of LSD.
On Mar 12, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Help catch sex traffickers by submitting a photo of your hotel room
Exchange Initiative busts illegal sex trafficking by comparing photos of hotel rooms with photos in escort ads.
On Mar 12, 2014 by EJ Dickson
How traffic cops in Texas are using Twitter to slow down speeders
Check your phone before you burn rubber.
On Mar 11, 2014 by Miles Klee
Justin Bieber’s deposition video is a terrible indie art-thriller
Canadian pugilist and Usher acolyte Justin Bieber was recently deposed. Let’s all revel in his suffering.
On Mar 10, 2014 by Brendan O’Connor
Bitcoin users claim a game called ‘PonziCoin’ stole their money
Scammers are always the ones you most suspect.
On Mar 10, 2014 by Kevin Collier
Shocking footage of South African police brutality surfaces on Facebook
A horrified bystander bears witness to state violence.
On Mar 7, 2014 by Miles Klee
How a small Pennsylvania company became the chink in Silk Road’s armor
Recently unsealed FBI warrant sheds new light on the investigation that brought down the Web’s most notorious black market.
On Mar 6, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Link-sharing charges against journalist Barrett Brown dismissed
Thanks, House of Cards.
On Mar 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Australian biker gang allegedly ordered murder on encrypted phone
A bloody biker gang war goes high tech
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