NFL participant robbed and SEC hacked

The newest in an occasional AppleInsider sequence, wanting on the newest in Apple-related crime.

A 29-year-old California man was arrested and charged with stealing “1000’s of {dollars} value of iPhones” from the doorsteps of people that had ordered them.

In line with KTLA, Erick Isami Esquivel, 29, of Tustin was arrested after police noticed him “performing suspiciously in a neighborhood.” They discovered a number of telephones, which they suspected have been stolen, within the man’s automobile and 11 extra stolen iPhones at his residence.

He was charged with grand theft.

Dalin Gonzalez-Marte of Philadelphia has been arrested for his half in an tried armed theft of an Apple Watch. In line with Mid Hudson Information, the person adopted a sufferer residence, in Connecticut, as he retrieved a FedEx package deal with the Apple Watch at his mother and father’ residence.

Sheriff Kevin McConvill of the Sheriff’s Division Undercover Narcotics Enforcement Unit, stated that the suspect made “a number of makes an attempt to stab the sufferer.”

It is not clear how the sufferer prevented the stabbing, however the suspect subsequently fled with out the Apple Watch. He was arrested an hour later by New York State Police.

Gonzalez-Marte was arraigned in New York on fugitive fees. As he additionally has a warrant in Connecticut on fees of theft, larceny, and illegal restraint, he was held in custody till he might be extradicted.

An Alabama man who has been charged with hacking into the X/Twitter account of the Securities and Trade Fee to advertise a crypto rip-off allegedly spoofed an iPhone to do it. Eric Council Jr. is also accused of some incriminating Web searches on the day after the hack.

The conspiracy, per prosecutors, included receiving the private data of somebody who had entry to the SEC’s account, making a faux ID for that particular person, and utilizing that ID to acquire an iPhone related to that official’s telephone quantity.

In line with Gizmodo, the person’s search historical past included “SECGOV hack,” “telegram swap,” “how can I do know for certain if I’m being investigated by the FBI,” and “What are the indicators you might be underneath investigation by regulation enforcement or the FBI even in case you have not been contacted by them.”

The person has been charged by the federal authorities with conspiracy to commit aggravated identification theft and entry machine fraud.

Conor McDermott, who performs for the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, had his automobile damaged into close to his residence, and among the many objects stolen was his team-issued iPad. The machine contained McDermott’s playbook.

CBS sideline reporter Melanie Collins reported on the theft throughout a recreation broadcast, including that the workforce was in a position to remotely wipe the iPad with the playbook falling into the mistaken fingers.

An identical theft passed off in 2018 when a workforce iPad was stolen from the automobile of Roquan Smith, who on the time performed for the Chicago Bears. That, too, was remotely wiped by the workforce.

Whereas Microsoft’s Floor is the official pill that NFL groups use on the sideline throughout video games, particular person groups usually subject their gamers iPads. And recreation broadcasters have continuously mistakenly referred to as the Floor tablets “iPads.”

Two males accused of stealing iPhones off of residents’ porches in Georgia have been arrested at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in that state. One of many two males was caught on surveillance video sporting a shirt with the distinctive phrase “God bought me.”

In line with Fox 5, the arrest is seen as a attainable “huge break” within the sequence of porch thefts within the Atlanta space in latest weeks.

In different porch pirate ring information, a person who police say posed as an Amazon driver to trace packages and steal them, has been arrested. The person particularly focused iPhones.

In line with Fox 2, the man used a faux Amazon uniform that, sarcastically, is out there for buy on Amazon.

“He would by some means get tipped off as to the place these telephones are being delivered, then he would present up shortly after the place the supply was made,” stated Sgt. Ben Hancock, Troy police. “He regarded precisely like anybody you’d see strolling as much as your entrance porch delivering your Amazon package deal.”

The 23-year-old man, who was within the U.S. illegally, now faces deportation.

A lady in Springfield, Mo., annoyed after Harris/Walz garden indicators have been stolen from her garden on a number of events, positioned a tracker on their new signal and managed to catch the individuals who took it.

The girl adopted the observe to a home, and it turned out the indicators — and greater than 50 others — have been on the trunk of a automobile, per Ozarks First.

“Right here you go liberals,” the house owner advised them as she returned the indicators. The video of the confrontation was posted to TikTok:

An Ohio man had an iPad stolen in August after arranging to promote it at an in-person assembly. However in October it was recovered, because of the efforts of 4 totally different regulation enforcement businesses.

In line with Cleveland 19, the stolen iPad was listed on the market on Fb Market. So regulation enforcement — together with Medway DEA, the Ohio State Freeway Patrol, and police from each Doylestown and Norton — joined forces to satisfy the vendor. This resulted in two arrests, though just one particular person has been charged.