In the USA, a man was recently apprehended, who, using invalid credit cards, conned Apple vendors for almost $310 thousand! How did he managed to do it?Sharron Parrish, 24, came up with an incredibly trivial way of buying anything even without any money in his ...
Who was the first hacker? When was the term ‘hacking‘ coined, and does it really have to involve computers at all? It turns out that the concept of hacking is not a creation of the last couple of decades. Moreover, it does not even require computers ...
All heads of state take great care of their own security, but legions of bodyguards are not the only precaution they take! Every means of transportation used e.g. by presidents is extremely well protected. Let us take a look at the president of United States‘ ...
The Ocean‘s trilogy is a cinematic cult classic. We have taken a closer look at the series‘ first instalment, directed by Steven Soderbergh and released in 2001. Take a look on the spy gadgets used in the film! Plot Danny Ocean, portrayed by George Clooney, ...
Klaus Fuchs – similarly to the Rosenbergs, whose story is available here – was a Soviet spy that supplied the enemy with confidential data concerning creation of the atomic bomb. Read on to familiarize yourself with the history of the German physicist. Klaus was born in Germany ...
Spy Game was released in 2001, starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. How did they fare as special agents?It is not one of those films, where spies wear elegant suits, drink Martinis, use amazing gadgets and drive fast cars. Instead we get operatives using their ...
Combinations of real and virtual images used to belong in films. Nowadays it is actually happening, and the Augmented Reality is constantly being improved. Augmented Reality What is augmented reality? In short, it is a combination of real image with a virtual one. It is ...
Richard Lee McNair has chalked up not one but three escapes from different prisons. He is known as the best escapee in the world. How did he get this opinion?He was born on December 19, 1958 and got sentenced to double life for shooting a ...
It is vital to keep business communications secure. Quite recently, a group of Polish politicians learned this the hard way, when their conversations were recorded in a cafe. They are but a small fragment of the long and enthralling history of wiretaps and scandals. Which ...
Prisons count among the most secure places in the world. Now, in 21st century, their security systems are extremely advanced, and to escape from one seems nigh impossible. Was it so in the past?Alcatraz is one of the world‘s most famous prisons. It was erected on ...