Hacker News with Generative AI: Crime

'A camp environment': why Alan Turing fatefully told police he was gay (theguardian.com)
For decades, it has puzzled historians. Why, in the course of reporting a burglary to the police in 1952, did the maths genius Alan Turing volunteer that he was in an illegal homosexual relationship?
History, LGBTQ+, Alan Turing, Crime
10 points by ndsipa_pomu 8 hours ago | 5 comments
Choosing death penalty by firing squad because it's safer (pbs.org)
A South Carolina man was put to death by a firing squad Friday after being convicted of a 2001 double homicide.
Death Penalty, Crime, South Carolina
23 points by thund 18 hours ago | 61 comments
Bill could redefine self-defense in California (ktla.com)
A member of the California Assembly representing part of Los Angeles has proposed a bill that aims to reduce vigilantism but that critics say would criminalize self-defense.
California Law, Self-Defense, Crime, Politics
23 points by LinuxBender 1 day ago | 15 comments
Europe's most wanted man plotted my murder and that of my colleague (theins.press)
A jury at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, has just found six of my compatriots — citizens of Bulgaria — guilty of conspiring with the Kremlin to kidnap and possibly murder me and my colleague and friend, Roman Dobrokhotov.
Politics, International Relations, Crime, Russia, Bulgaria
395 points by dralley 1 day ago | 227 comments
Three people guilty of spying for Russia from Great Yarmouth seaside guesthouse (news.sky.com)
Two women and a man have been found guilty of spying for Russia in a huge espionage operation from a guesthouse in Great Yarmouth.
Espionage, Russia, UK, Crime, Security
7 points by dralley 1 day ago | 3 comments
Kitchen foil and Algerian markets: When your phone is stolen in London (londoncentric.media)
There was a lot of coverage of this week’s London Centric story on Lime bike safety, with ITV London running the reporting on its evening bulletins and national news outlets following it up. London Centric’s own documentary about the subject is now available to view on YouTube.
London, Crime, Transportation, Media, YouTube
15 points by BerislavLopac 1 day ago | 2 comments
US Army soldiers accused of selling military secrets to buyers in China (cnn.com)
National Security, Military, China, Espionage, Crime
7 points by inverted_flag 1 day ago | 2 comments
Myanmar scam centres: Thousands who have been freed are now stuck in camps (bbc.com)
"I swear to God I need help," said the man quietly on the other end of the line.
Myanmar, Scams, Human Rights, Crime, Social Issues
8 points by speckx 2 days ago | 0 comments
They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed (theguardian.com)
Years before she became the peculiar central thread linking a double homicide in Pennsylvania, the fatal shooting of a federal agent in Vermont and the murder of an elderly landlord in California, a computer programmer bought a sailboat.
Artificial Intelligence, Crime, Technology, Safety
82 points by Qision 4 days ago | 60 comments
Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges (tomshardware.com)
Technology, Security, Hardware, Crime
533 points by m463 4 days ago | 334 comments
Elon Musk urges Trump to 'think about' pardoning George Floyd's murderer (rawstory.com)
Elon Musk, the billionaire face of DOGE, urged officials like President Donald Trump to "think about" pardoning the former police officer who shocked the world by murdering George Floyd on camera.
Politics, Crime, Social Justice, Celebrities
60 points by archagon 4 days ago | 40 comments
44 Wheels stolen from Teslas in League City parking lot (click2houston.com)
The League City Police Department is investigating the theft of tires from 11 Tesla vehicles at 2455 Tuscan Lakes Blvd.
Crime, Tesla, Automotive, Texas
26 points by jrflowers 5 days ago | 6 comments
Singapore arrests alleged Nvidia chip smugglers (techcrunch.com)
Singaporean police arrested three men for allegedly smuggling Nvidia chips, Channel News Asia reported.
Singapore, Nvidia, Chip Shortages, Technology, Crime
6 points by impish9208 5 days ago | 1 comments
The 'Hustling Expert' Behind Argentina's $250M Crypto Scandal (wsj.com)
He is a college dropout who hawked energy drinks as a teen and sold Oreos to make rent. Under “skills” on LinkedIn, he listed “hustling expert.” 
Cryptocurrency, Argentina, Business, Finance, Crime
6 points by domofutu 5 days ago | 0 comments
NYC sees double-digit drops in overall crime, subway crime (ny1.com)
New York City saw a drop in crime last month, with overall crime falling nearly 17% compared to January 2024, according to NYPD statistics released Tuesday.
Crime, Statistics, Public Safety
9 points by geox 5 days ago | 2 comments
US Threats and Mexico's Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel (nytimes.com)
A barrage of arrests, drug seizures and lab busts by the Mexican authorities in recent months has struck the behemoth Sinaloa Cartel, according to Mexican officials and interviews with six cartel operatives, forcing at least some of its leaders to scale back on fentanyl production in Sinaloa state, their stronghold.
Mexico, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Cartels, Law Enforcement
4 points by gmays 6 days ago | 2 comments
Dozens arrested in global operation over AI-generated CSAM (cnn.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Crime
6 points by LinuxBender 7 days ago | 4 comments
A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life (wsj.com)
A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Led to a Hack That Ruined His Life.
Artificial Intelligence, Security, Cybersecurity, Crime
25 points by impish9208 11 days ago | 16 comments
To identify suspect in Idaho killings, FBI used restricted consumer DNA data (nytimes.com)
New records show that the F.B.I. identified Bryan Kohberger as a potential murder suspect after tapping consumer databases that were supposed to be off limits.
Crime, Law Enforcement, Privacy, DNA
27 points by tusslewake 11 days ago | 1 comments
'Everybody is looking at their phones,' says man freed after 30 years in prison (news.sky.com)
A man who has been released from prison after 30 years for a crime he says he never committed has been readjusting to life - and getting used to just how connected people are now.
Social Commentary, Technology, Crime, Prison, Social Change
188 points by austinallegro 13 days ago | 171 comments
Electronic devices used for car thefts set to be banned (bbc.co.uk)
Sophisticated electronic devices used by criminals to steal cars are set to be banned under new laws in England and Wales.
Crime, Security, Technology, Legislation
47 points by zeristor 14 days ago | 76 comments
Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000). But they vanished before cashing in —- and now they’re among France’s most famous fugitives.
Crime, Lottery, France
20 points by andyroid 14 days ago | 5 comments
The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians (wired.com)
I know this is unconventional, but I’m going to start by telling you the ending. Or at least, the ending as it stands today. Most of the people involved in this story wind up either dead, maimed, spending months in a mental hospital, languishing in jail, or gone underground.
True Crime, Crime, Journalism, Society
8 points by valtism 14 days ago | 2 comments
How Many School Shootings? All Incidents from 1966-Present (k12ssdb.org)
How many school shootings this year? Unlike other data sources, this information includes gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports games and afterhours school events, suicides, fights that escalate into shootings, and accidents.
School Shootings, Gun Violence, Education, Data, Crime
100 points by anonnon 14 days ago | 119 comments
China repatriates from Thailand 1k online scam workers rescued from Myanmar (apnews.com)
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and put on chartered flights to China.
China, Myanmar, Human Trafficking, Crime, International Relations
10 points by walterbell 14 days ago | 1 comments
Thailand to Cut Power to Myanmar Scam Hubs (bangkoklocal.info)
Thailand will cut electricity, oil supplies, and internet services to five locations in Myanmar at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, citing security concerns over suspected Chinese-operated call center scams.
Thailand, Myanmar, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Crime
273 points by walterbell 14 days ago | 108 comments
Waterloo math genius died in shootout after joining vegan transgender death cult (therecord.com)
A friend says she warned Felix “Ophelia” Bauckholt about the dangers of becoming involved with the “Zizians,” a cultlike group linked to six homicides, including the January shootout with border agents in Vermont that claimed the lives of Bauckholt and an officer.
Crime, Cults, Transgender Issues
14 points by cf100clunk 15 days ago | 5 comments
Mexico keeps finding clandestine graves (elpais.com)
Immersed in a crisis of violence that seems to have no end, Mexico is adding up dozens of deaths and disappearances every day, as well as shootouts, exploding mines, drones that drop bombs... And then there are the mass graves, clandestine burials that have numbered in the thousands in recent years.
Mexico, Violence, Crime, Mass Graves, Human Rights
9 points by PaulHoule 15 days ago | 0 comments
Sam Bankman-Fried cozies up to Trump and Elon Musk reportedly looking for pardon (fortune.com)
Sam Bankman-Fried, cofounder and former CEO of FTX, was once a major Democratic donor.
Politics, Cryptocurrency, Business, Crime
18 points by dylan604 15 days ago | 4 comments
The Mission is the new Tenderloin (sfstandard.com)
The Sixth Street drug market has found a new home.
San Francisco, Drugs, Crime, Urban Planning
7 points by iancmceachern 15 days ago | 0 comments