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Why Would a Teen Hack 259 Companies? Why, Boredom, Of Course

Boredom, coupled with a desire to prove himself in the digital space, were the reasons that a 15-year-old Austrian hacked into the web systems of 259 companies in three months.

Fear not, though — officials have apprehended the troublemaker.

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$1 Million Lottery Winner Also Wins Welfare Fraud Charges for Remaining on Food Stamps

Money may not buy happiness, but it just might buy you a whole heap of trouble.

One Michigan lotto winner discovered that firsthand after she was arraigned on two felony counts of welfare fraud.

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George Zimmerman Charged with the Murder of Trayvon Martin [VIDEO]

George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot Florida teenager Trayvon Martin earlier this year, was charged with second-degree murder and taken into custody on Wednesday.

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Charles Manson Loses Latest — And Possibly Final — Shot at Parole

One of the country’s most infamous killers has once again lost his chance to go free.

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Sex Predator Eric Toth Replaces Osama bin Laden Atop FBI’s Most Wanted List

For years, Osama bin Laden had a regular spot atop the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. But in an effort to prove the agency isn’t focused solely on international terrorists, it’s now put a former third-grade teacher at number one — Eric Toth, who’s accused of possessing and producing child porn.

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McDonald’s, A Prostitute And A Cop; It’s No April Fools Joke

t seems last Friday evening, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office was mounting an offensive against prostitutes. An undercover detective spotted a suspicious looking 40 something lass and ‘offered her a ride’

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Were You One of the 1.5 Million Credit Card Numbers That May Have Been Stolen? — Dollars and Sense

If you have a Visa Card, MasterCard or Discover Card, you’d better keep a close eye on your bills.

Global Payments, a third-party processor of credit card payments, said Sunday that a data breach it experienced last week may have compromised about 1.5 million card numbers.

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Wichita Falls Mother Arrested for Death of Child Last Year, Gets $1 Million Bond

A 25-year-old Wichita Falls mother is being held on a $1,000,000 bond on five charges of child abuse from the April 2011 death of her 1-year-old child.

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