Low-tech secret handshake box tests 99.9% effective against car theft

With US car thefts up 25.1% since 2019, it’s clear that high-tech key fob immobilizers aren’t cutting the mustard. But this might: UMich researchers have created a charmingly low-tech anti-theft device that turns the whole car into a security keypad.Co… Continue reading Low-tech secret handshake box tests 99.9% effective against car theft

Tracking Down a Suspect through Cell Phone Records

Interesting forensics in connection with a serial killer arrest:

Investigators went through phone records collected from both midtown Manhattan and the Massapequa Park area of Long Island—two areas connected to a “burner phone” they had tied to the killings. (In court, prosecutors later said the burner phone was identified via an email account used to “solicit and arrange for sexual activity.” The victims had all been Craigslist escorts, according to officials.)

They then narrowed records collected by cell towers to thousands, then to hundreds, and finally down to a handful of people who could match a suspect in the killings…

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22-Year-Old Gamer Sentenced in France for 2020 Swatting of Ubisoft’s Montreal Office

An anonymous reader quotes this report from Engadget:

A disgruntled Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege gamer who called in a fake emergency to Ubisoft’s Montreal office was sentenced this week to three years of community service, according to The Montreal… Continue reading 22-Year-Old Gamer Sentenced in France for 2020 Swatting of Ubisoft’s Montreal Office