theft

Retail Asia08/07/2019

Over the past few years, manufacturers have made great strides to discourage smartphone theft. These are usually locking mechanisms, which block the phone from ever being used by someone else than its user — either through biometric scanners or the good old passcode. And if a thief tries to reset your device, it will usually become […]

Retail Asia07/05/2018

Budget airline Cebu Pacific has cleared its staff of any wrongdoing in the alleged pilferage incident on its 5J 113 flight. Airline authorities conducted its own investigation on the matter and ruled that its staff could not be held liable for negligence or any criminal activities over the reported lost valuables of a female passenger. […]

Retail Asia30/10/2016

With the holiday season fast approaching, a study report reveals that retailers around the world will experience both their highest sales and shrink distributions during this period. According to the 2016 Retail Holiday Season Global Forecast, 30% of the losses Hong Kong retailers incur due to internal and external theft will come during the holiday […]

Retail Asia25/06/2016

More than a quarter (27%) of third-party apps can be classified as high risk, according to research from CloudLock Cyberlab. Analysis conducted across 10 million users, 1 billion files, and nearly 160,000 unique applications found that cybercriminals can exploit weaknesses in high-risk apps to gain programmatic access to corporate platforms impersonating end users. The shadow […]

Retail Asia25/09/2015

Mid-flight theft-related offences on board airplanes have become more common in several Asian countries over the past two years, including in Indonesia. According to daily newspaper Kompas, the latest incident occurred on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha, Qatar, to Jakarta on Sunday evening, around three hours after the airplane took off. When the cabin […]

Tag: theft

Ericsson comes up with super high-tech anti-smartphone-theft solution

No baggage theft by staff of Cebu Pacific

Holiday Season in Hong Kong: Good for Sales, Good for Theft

More than 1 in 4 cloud apps are high risk

Mid-flight theft increases in Asia