Collaborate Disseminate
Someone got caught trying to smuggle 322 pounds of gold (that’s about a quarter of a cubic foot) out of Hong Kong. It was disguised as machine parts:
On March 27, customs officials x-rayed two air compressors and discovered that they contained go… Continue reading Smuggling Gold by Disguising it as Machine Parts
If you’re part of a government alphabet agency, particularly running a program to share information to fight cybercrime, make sure to properly verify the identity of new members before admission. …read more Continue reading This Week In Security: Scamming the FBI, In The Wild, and AI Security
Tell the world that something is in short supply, and you can bet that people will start reacting to that news in the ways that make the most sense to …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 18, 2021
Makes sense; there’s room inside a squid’s body cavity: Latin American drug lords have sent bumper shipments of cocaine to Europe in recent weeks, including one in a cargo of squid, even though the coronavirus epidemic has stifled legitimate transatlantic trade, senior anti-narcotics officials say. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories… Continue reading Friday Squid Blogging: Cocaine Smuggled in Squid
Conservation scientists found that 261 out of 1,438 cactus species are unprotected by preserves or conservation regulations, putting them more at risk than mammals and birds. Continue reading A Booming Black Market Is Putting Many Cacti Species in Danger
Motherboard talks to Paige Williams, author of The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth’s Ultimate Trophy. Continue reading The Bizarre True Crime Story Surrounding a ‘Big Sexy Dinosaur’
When we talk about worms and viruses on your hard drive, we ain’t talking ball python. Usually. TSA caught the “organic mass” in screening. Continue reading Snakes on a plane! (Stuffed inside a hard drive)
New research: "Leaving on a jet plane: the trade in fraudulently obtained airline tickets:" Abstract: Every day, hundreds of people fly on airline tickets that have been obtained fraudulently. This crime script analysis provides an overview of the trade in these tickets, drawing on interviews with industry and law enforcement, and an analysis of an online blackmarket. Tickets are purchased… Continue reading Airline Ticket Fraud
You don’t often see two mom-and-pop dealers, not a sophisticated crime group, using a small UAV to move product from their backyard. Continue reading California Parents Used Drone to Deliver Drugs to Church Parking Lot
“Everyone works with corruption.” Continue reading Illegal Trees: The Tunisian Smuggling Racket You’ve Never Heard Of