law Seven years after attempting to rip off Ken "Popehat" White, fraudster gets 108-month federal prison sentence Cory Doctorow

law Federal prosecutors say that Ohio man used MacOS malware that covertly operated cameras and mics and exfiltrated porn searches for 13 years Cory Doctorow

corruption A detailed look at how US police forces collude with spy agencies to cover up the origin of evidence in criminal cases Cory Doctorow

crime Prolific British rapist, with more than 100 victims, wins parole after 8 years Rob Beschizza

crime Felony charges for man accused of squirting "fecal" fluid over supermarket produce Rob Beschizza

security No More Ransom: a clearinghouse for removing ransomware without paying Cory Doctorow

books I Can't Breathe: Matt Taibbi's scorching book on the murder of Eric Garner and the system that let the killers get away with it Cory Doctorow

Business German VW exec is going to US prison for seven years for his role in Dieselgate Cory Doctorow

politics Massachusetts state senator busted for kickbacks including Dunkin’ Donuts coffee David Pescovitz

crime Box rigged with firecracker provides unpleasant surprise for package thief Mark Frauenfelder

crime Forklift drivers block in a car driven by suspected tool thieves Mark Frauenfelder

crime Cop accused of having sex with woman while on duty keeps job, gets probation Mark Frauenfelder

crime The DoJ is going to make Shkreli sell off his unreleased Wu-Tang and Lil Wayne albums, his Picasso and his Enigma machine Cory Doctorow

videos Europol warns us not top be suckered into serving as "money mules" Cory Doctorow

law Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak swigs poison, kills self in court Rob Beschizza

crime Watch these guys use a wireless device to steal a car in less than a minute Mark Frauenfelder

videos For the next year, TV, newspapers, and the web will run massive ads from tobacco companies admitting that their products kill people, that they were engineered to be addictive, and that they covered this up Cory Doctorow

security Once you have a student's name, birthday and SSN, the US Department of Education will give you EVERYTHING else Cory Doctorow

crime Mladic the genocide: a moment of silence for the Balkans' lost lives, honor and credibility Jasmina Tesanovic

crime Cops chase innocent shoplifting suspect into stranger's house, then storm it with 50-person SWAT team and blow up every room except one Cory Doctorow