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Global network of hackers stole $45M from ATMs in matter of hours
Associated PressThe sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried...Tags: New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Justice System, Bank Robbery
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Police: Brothers planned to detonate leftover explosives in Times Square
Associated PressThe Boston Marathon bombers were headed for New York’s Times Square to blow up the rest of their explosives, authorities said Thursday, in what they portrayed as a chilling, spur-of-the-moment scheme that fell apart when the brothers realized the...Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, FBI, Police Investigations, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Raymond W. Kelly
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Boston bombs said to have been made from pressure cookers
Associated PressFederal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out — with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel — but said they still didn't know who did it and why. The FBI and...Tags: FBI, Roger F. Wicker, White House, Harry Reid, Fort Hood (military base)
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Parents briefed on child porn case against Chambersburg Area Senior High School teacher
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA child exploitation investigation involving a former Chambersburg Area Senior High School teacher so far has not indicated he perpetrated any physical sex crimes against victims, the lead investigator said Tuesday. Jeffrey Schmutzler was arrested March...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers, Pornography, Criminals
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Better Business Bureau urges consumers to run diagnostic test on computer
With hundreds of thousands of Internet users in danger of losing their online access Monday, the Better Business Bureau is urging all consumers to run a diagnostic test to see if their computers are infected. The FBI’s DNS Changer Working Group can...Tags: FBI, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Consumers
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Malware deadline passes; very few Internet users knocked offline
Associated PressIf you’re reading this online, you’re fine. The day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet has arrived, but only a few people were affected. Thousands of Internet users across the U.S. and beyond waited too...Tags: FBI, Time (magazine), Security, Police Investigations, Online Advertising
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Islamic gunman wanted in killing spree shot by French police as he jumped from window
Associated PressIn a dramatic end to a 32-hour standoff, a masked French SWAT team slipped into an Islamic extremist’s apartment Thursday, sparking a firefight that ended with the man being shot in the head as he jumped out the window, weapon in hand. The suspect,...Tags: Services and Shopping, Photography and Video, France, Video Supplies and Services, Online Advertising
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Expert: 'Wired nation' risks cyber attack
dona@herald-mail.comMore than 303,000 cyber security-related complaints were recorded by the U.S. Department of Justicein 2010, more than 17 times the number a decade earlier, posing a growing threat to the nation’s economic and military security. On Thursday more...Tags: Security, Federal Aviation Administration, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
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David Hanlin: Revitalization could make downtown a safer place
In my Dec. 28 column, I identified steps that should be pursued to revitalize downtown. Some readers and others in the community have challenged the statement, “Downtown is probably the most crime-free part of the city.” I wrote that people...Tags: FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, University System of Maryland, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Supreme Court rejects former Musselman High student's appeal in cyber-bullying case
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe U.S. Supreme Court has passed up a pair of cases for the digital age — including one involving a former Musselman High School student — over whether schools may censor students who are at home when they create online attacks against...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Bullying, Teaching and Learning, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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9/11 changed how some view and handle their security
davem@herald-mail.comKen Snyder is more cautious around crowds and is prone to a “defensive posture.” Retired minister Torben Aarsand has noticed that “fear is just under the surface of our minds,” and it makes itself known in unrelated events —...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), FBI, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Christianity, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Trial set for former soccer coach accused of sex abuse
dona@herald-mail.comA former youth soccer coach charged with 20 counts each of sexual abuse of a minor and making videos with prurient intent has been scheduled for trial in Washington County Circuit Court on Dec. 27. Roger Allen Repp III, 45, of Hagerstown, was in...Tags: Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency, Abusive Behavior, Justice System, Prosecution
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