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Criminals Remote-Wiping Cell Phones

Posted by samzenpus on from the this-phone-will-self-destruct dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Crafty criminals are increasingly using the remote wipe feature on the Apple iPhone and other business handsets, such as RIM's BlackBerry, to destroy incriminating evidence, the head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office Keith Foggon has warned. Foggon told silicon.com that the move away from PCs towards using mobile phones was causing a headache for crime fighters who were struggling to keep up with the fast pace of new handsets and platforms churned out by the mobile industry."

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  1. News At 11 by CastrTroy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Criminals destroy evidence that could be used against them. News At 11.

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    1. Re:News At 11 by Nymz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Let's give the 11 o'clock news some credit. I'm sure they would realize this is computer crime, and use the more accurate and appropriate term. "Hackers destroy evidence that could be used against them."

  2. Re:I can't be the only one on /.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, I'm sure there are other criminals besides yourself on slashdot.

  3. Criminals Destroy Evidence on iPhones? by Dieppe · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that could be used against them?

    Honestly, if the only case the prosecution has is possible evidence on an iPhone, their case is pretty shaky to begin with. Do REAL WORLD investigation you Nazi-a-holes, not worry about virtual evidence that you might or might not be able to get to!

  4. Re:I can't be the only one on /.... by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, after the bean burrito special I really wish I could wipe remotely too.

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  5. Re:Encryption-Constitution. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No fifth? Well give him a couple pints then, maybe they will loosen his tongue.

  6. Re:First POST by KGIII · · Score: 2, Funny

    The idea made me curious. I just wrapped my phone (mobile) in a rather large ball of aluminum foil. I then called it. Err... It still rang. I don't have any scientific evidence to say why, how, or all that but it rang. I obviously couldn't answer it.

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  7. Re:Woah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Just to confirm, you are only a floating head if your TV contains a CRT. If it's an LCD or Plasma, you just look silly.

  8. Re:First POST by KGIII · · Score: 2, Funny

    NOT A SCIENTIST... So... I was curious. The dimensions were *about* 8" across with the phone in the center. Since I have had people tell me to drill holes in it. I will try that next.

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  9. Re:First POST by speculatrix · · Score: 3, Funny

    yes, drilling holes in your phone would definitely stop it from connecting to the cell network.

  10. Re:First POST by lucifuge31337 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Show me how to easily take the battery out of an iPhone. Please.

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