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Man Discovers His House Was Stolen

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:36:51 +0000

A lot of people are losing their homes in this economy, but one Canadian man actually lost his home.

A man outside of Toronto called police after he had returned to his mobile home to find it had disappeared.

Homeless Man Robs Bank, Immediately Gives Money Away

brad.bruner — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:03:37 +0000

Elmer McGirt, a homeless man living in Tampa, FL, pulled a Robin Hood Thursday when he robbed an area Wachovia bank, then distributed some of his ill-gotten gains to the passengers on a city bus.

Yes, that means the 27-year old also made the unconventional choice to use public transportation as his getaway vehicle.

Hacker May Have Stolen Credit Card Data From PlayStation Users

brad.bruner — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:27:01 +0000

Millions of PlayStation Network users got the scare of their life yesterday when Sony announced that their personal information, including credit card data and billing addresses, may have been stolen by a hacker.

On its company blog page, Sony said that it believed an "unauthorized person" obtained information from its 77 million-strong user base -- everything from names, to addresses to birth dates.

Also at risk: users' credit-card data.