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CNET UK > Crave > Software

The ten most expensive online crimes ever

The ten most expensive online crimes ever

Encrypt your passwords and batten down your digital hatches before reading on, as we reveal the ten most expensive digital crimes of all time Read more

17 November 2009, 09:30  |  Tags: Amazon, Apple, IBM, Nokia, Toshiba

CNET UK > Crave > MP3 Players

UK gang arrested for buying own music from iTunes with stolen credit cards

UK gang arrested for buying own music from iTunes with stolen credit cards

Seven men and three women have been arrested in the UK for allegedly using hundreds of stolen credit cards to download almost £500,000 worth of their own music from iTunes and Amazon Read more

11 June 2009, 12:03  |  Tags: Amazon, iTunes, police, online music

CNET UK > Crave > CNET UK Podcast

Crave Podcast 81: The Jesus laptop

Crave Podcast 81: The Jesus laptop

In this episode we discuss mind control in games, GPS systems for tracking the location of your nearest police officer and pubic hair in laptops Read more

18 April 2008, 11:02  |  Tags: Asus, Dell, Asus Eee PC 900, iTunes, police

CNET UK > News > Software

London police in Google Maps crime mash-up

The Metropolitan Police has launched a test version of a clickable crime map for London, showing how levels of burglary, robbery and vehicle theft vary across the capital Read more

19 August 2008, 08:36  |  Tags: Google, Kingston, Google Maps, Westminster

CNET UK > News > Software

Police e-crime unit ready for action

The UK's proposed central e-crime police unit is close to securing the necessary government funding to make it a reality, according to one of the architects of the project Read more

28 April 2008, 09:05  |  Tags: police, law enforcement, cybercrime, Software

CNET UK > News > Games & Gear

Gordon Brown attacks knife games

The Prime Minister says he is concerned about knife violence in games and calls on developers to "be responsible". Presumably he's not a big fan of Cooking Mama Read more

16 January 2008, 10:13  |  Tags: computer games, videogames, Games and Gear

CNET UK > News > Games & Gear

PS3 queuers get free 46-inch Sony TV

Sony sweetened the official UK launch event of its new console by dishing out HDTVs to everybody -- 120 or so people -- who queued up at midnight Read more

23 March 2007, 11:40  |  Tags: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony, Virgin Megastore, Blu-ray movies, Oxford Street

CNET UK > Crave > Mobile Phones

Crave Talk: iPhone equals iMuggers' dream

The iPhone hits the UK later this year and everyone wants one. The only problem is that every thief is going to want one too -- it's probably going to be the most muggable gadget of 2008 Read more

18 January 2007, 11:54  |  Tags: Apple, Apple iPhone, banking, love

CNET UK > News > Gadgets

Revealed: the gadgets thieves love

Can a new database stop criminals from selling on stolen goods? CheckMEND is linked to databases held by the police and insurers and has 3.8 million stolen items Read more

7 July 2006, 09:40  |  Tags: iPod, PDAs, love, police

CNET UK > Features > Tech Nightmares

eBay nightmares

One day, you're blithely surfing eBay and stumble across a Ziggy Zebra Beanie Baby -- the perfect gift for your kid. You place a bid, then another bid, and another. Finally you manage to snatch it from the grasp of a dozen other eBay buyers. Read more

7 May 2005, 15:43  |  Tags: eBay, PayPal, encryption, VHS, phishing

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