Items tagged with 'Theft'
Kensington Reinvents Its Lock Slot For Thin PCs
For what feels like forever now, Kensington's iconic notebook lock slot has become a staple of the PC universe. Regardless of brand, model, size or price, it seems like this little slit finds its way onto practically each and every portable computer that hits store shelves. Now, at long last, Kensington itself is updating... Read More
Intel's Anti-Theft Tech Comes To Asus P Series
Here lately, Asus has spent the bulk of its time pumping out all sorts of new GPUs. Today, however, it's going back to its roots -- and by that, we mean, back to the notebook arena. The outfit's P Series, which was just showcased at CeBIT in Germany last month, will soon be equipped with Intel's own Anti-Theft Technology... Read More
The (Grand Theft Auto) Devil Made Me Do It.
"The devil made me do it" used to be the ready-made excuse you could trot out when you got caught being naughty. Society's views on personal responsibility have changed quite a bit since the devil was listed on everybody's rap sheet as an accomplice. The modern version is playing "Grand Theft Auto made me do it."Last month,... Read More
LifeLock Sued Over Search Ad ID Theft
LifeLock, which is an ID theft protection service, but which has both been written about earlier in unflattering terms as well as sued by Experian, has been sued again, this time by a competitor. On Wednesday NAMESAFE sued LifeLock over search ads that it said were purchased by LifeLock, which used the NAMESAFE trademark... Read More
Vets Might Sue VA Over Laptop Theft
It never ceases to amaze us when we hear stories of large organizations losing computers containing sensitive data of thousands of people. In the case of the VA laptop theft, it looks like a class-action law suit is potentially in the works, and will seek to compensate users for the added stress of worrying about... Read More
Seattle man accused of identity theft via P2P
This could also be known as ID theft due to software misconfiguration. This ID thief was using LimeWire to steal sensitive information from users' computers. But the only way this could happen is if the user misconfigured the software to include directories with sensitive info in them. The scheme undertaken by 35-year-old... Read More
AT&T Laptop Theft Exposes Employee Data
When will people learn? If you have a laptop with sensitive data on it, you should encrypt it. So many laptops or hard drives have been lost or stolen. And here we go again.A laptop containing unencrypted personal data on current and former employees of the AT&T Corp. was stolen recently from the car of an employee... Read More
Dell Offers Complimentary Subscriptions To Theft Protection Service
We Just got word from Dell that the company is planning to offer a free subscription to a theft protection service to XPS owners... Sticky-fingered PC pilferers take note: Dell is the first notebook supplier to offer a complimentary one year subscription to theft protection service on select notebook computers. Notebook... Read More
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