In 1971 a man hijacked a U.S. passenger plane with a bomb threat and was given $200,000 in ransom money. After the plane landed and passengers were exchanged for parachutes it took off again with the hijacker and the flight crew on board, heading toward Mexico. Not long after takeoff, the man managed to jump […]
Man taunts cops via Facebook; arrested in front of computer
29-year-old Victor Burgos still had his Facebook page open when a task force of U.S. marshals and NYPD detectives arrived at his Brooklyn apartment. The man was placed under arrest and taken to Oneida County where he is facing charges related to domestic violence and harassment of his ex-girlfriend. Before his arrest, Burgos posted messages […]
$250,000 reward for new Rustock botnet info
“Today, we take our pursuit a step further. After publishing notices in two Russian newspapers last month to notify the Rustock operators of the civil lawsuit, we decided to augment our civil discovery efforts to identify those responsible for controlling the notorious Rustock botnet by issuing a monetary reward in the amount of $250,000 for […]
Car slams worker into store
Surveillance cameras outside a 7-11 convenience store in Pennsylvania captured footage of a car plowing an employee into the store and driving away. Police are looking for the driver.
Espionage Entertainment: Spy Anna Chapman Speaks on TV
Russian TV interviewed a spy working in the United States that could have come from the pages of Ian Fleming’s James Bond stories. Fleming, a one-time covert British agent himself, wrote about Bond working with incredible spy babes. Anna Chapman, who obtained British citizenship via marriage, was recently ejected from the United States with 10 […]
