One careless text message ended up costing a Buffalo, NY-area man $53,000, Buffalo News reported earlier this week. Louis J. Billittier Jr. dumped his fiancee with a terse text message, breaking off the engagement. Apparently trying to calm down the situation, he then sent a fateful text: “Plus you get a $50,000 parting ring. Enough for a […]

At least one brand of ATM can be robbed by sending the machine a text message, then walking up and collecting the ejected cash. The ATMs, which in this case are actually Windows PCs, need to be running Windows XP and need to be infected with a Trojan called Backdoor.Ploutus.B or simply Ploutus, which can […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police across the country may be intercepting phone calls or text messages to find suspects using a technology tool known as Stingray. But theyre refusing to turn over details about its use or heavily censoring files when they do.