Metro 54% of second-hand phones contain personal dataITworld.comIn a study, the fraud protection firm purchased 35 mobile and 50 SIM cards on online auction site eBay. CPP found a total of 247 pieces of data including photos, texts, emails and even banking details on 19 of the mobile phones and …
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Read More »Spanish Post Office suspends collection service at all Valencia courts – Typically Spanish
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Read More »Second Hand Mobiles Contain Personal Data – PR Newswire (press release)
Metro Second Hand Mobiles Contain Personal DataPR Newswire (press release)Second hand mobile phones and SIM cards purchased on eBay and used electronics shops by life assistance company CPP were examined in a live experiment to see what personal information was available on the handsets and whether it constituted a threat …
Read More »‘£194k fraud’ at post office
A MAN has been accused of embezzling almost £200,000 from a Greenock post office. Sabjit Benning, 39, is alleged to have taken the cash from the Corlic Street Post Office in Greenock’s east end. More: continued here
Read More »Wetsuit raises money for charity – BBC News
BigPond News Wetsuit raises money for charityBBC NewsA used wetsuit sold on auction website eBay has raised more than £8000 for victims of the Japanese earthquake. The witty description of the "urine-free" garment in question quickly went "viral" on the internet. As the advert spread on Facebook and …Wetsuit raises …
Read More »eBay Runs 25-Cent Auction Listing Promo, Stores Included
eBay is running a 25-cent listing promotion for Auctions on March 22 – 23. Sellers can list auctions at any starting price and pay 25 cents in insertion fees – a savings for auctions with starting bids of over $10. More: continued here
Read More »11 charged Pa. prison drug smuggling using stamps – Centre Daily Times
MyFox Philadelphia 11 charged Pa. prison drug smuggling using stampsCentre Daily TimesOfficials say inmates at a Pennsylvania prison received drugs from the outside hidden beneath the postage stamps on their mail. Five inmates and six of their loved ones face charges in a sting dubbed "Operation Postage Stamp. …Officials: Drug …
Read More »eBay Sellers Unable to Access Sold Data
eBay sellers began reporting problems accessing the Sold section of their eBay accounts at about 6 am EST on Tuesday morning. One seller wrote to AuctionBytes at 7 am, “The SOLD section on eBay is down? Can’t access payments due, can’t ship, nothing. No word from eBay on the Announcements …
Read More »11 charged Pa. prison drug smuggling using stamps
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials say inmates at a Pennsylvania prison received drugs from the outside hidden beneath the postage stamps on their mail. Five inmates and six of their loved ones face charges in a sting dubbed “Operation Postage Stamp.” Prosecutors said Monday the inmates’ family and friends used …
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