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Over $100 million stolen from bank using AI voice scam pretending to be worker
An Italian bank had €95 million stolen from it after falling victim to an AI scam and fake WhatsApp messages.
Pokemon fans help police track $20,000 of stolen cards after brazen robbery
Once inside, the thief made off with more than 100 high-value cards the store owner estimated to be worth between $10,000 and $20,000.
Drug dealer jailed after letting customers pay off debts with stolen Pokemon cards
Kent Police jailed Jack Young-Larter for taking Pokemon cards as drug payments after a Maidstone raid seized cash, cocaine and rare collectibles.
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Cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator Probably Stolen will launch for PC via Steam on October 28, publisher …
Three paintings stolen from French Riviera museum
Thieves have stolen three paintings from the Renoir Museum, located on the French Riviera. It's believed the robbery occurred just before 06:00 in the morning and the thieves made off with four paintings initially. However, as per Cagnes-sur-Mer mayor Bryan Masson (via Reuters ),…
70,000 pints of Guinness stolen in massive beer heist
Thieves have made off with enough Guinness to pour roughly 70,000 pints after two trailers were stolen from an industrial estate in the UK.
CD Projekt Red offers to help after police reports are filed at Gamescom over stolen dev equipment: "We'll check the Arasaka hardware archives"
"No choom should have to start from zero."
Multiple developers report equipment stolen from their Gamescom booths
Multiple exhibitors at Gamescom have reported thefts of laptops and other equipment from their booths in Cologne, with one indie developer saying the loss has effectively ended his show early.
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Numerous Gamescom devs say their equipment was stolen
At least three exhibitors have reported having their equipment stolen overnight at Gamescom
Indie Dev Posts Video Reporting Stolen Laptops at gamescom as CD Projekt Red and More Step in to Help
Ryan Laley, the solo indie developer behind upcoming asymmetrical horror game Mimic, has shared a video confirming his gamescom was "cut short" after he and other developers had their laptops stolen.
Gaming community rallies behind indie dev after equipment stolen at Gamescom
An indie developer received an outpouring of support after thieves stole multiple laptops from his booth at Gamescom.
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NES collection worth hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen
We know that many of you have a game collection you cherish, whether it's huge or small and filled with the games you love most. That's why we're sure many of you can relate to the tragedy that recently befell a collector named Roger Holler from Washington. He had been collecting…
"I Don't Think I'll Collect Another Thing Again" - Prized NES Collection Of Over 860+ NES Games Stolen In Heartbreaking Burglary
"I shake, I get headaches...". Roger Holler, a Washington Nintendo fan, is currently experiencing every video game collector's worst nightmare after his prized collection of NES games worth "tens of thousands of dollars" was stolen. The collection, according to the report from KC…
Pokemon cracks down on early 30th anniversary card sales over stolen property concerns
The Pokemon Company has contacted eBay over listings for unreleased 30th Celebration cards, prompting the marketplace to remove products under its stolen property policy. Pokemon TCG: 30th Celebration is scheduled to launch simultaneously worldwide on September 16, 2026. The enti…
Nintendo fan’s $100K game collection stolen after spending 40 years building it
Roger Holler began collecting Nintendo games as a child after his mother bought him his first NES when he was 11 years old.
Man has 860+ NES game collection stolen
We need to help this man!
Pokémon Collector Poses as Buyer to Recover $4,000 Worth of Stolen Cards in 'Vigilante' Sting Operation
Canadian collector Emilio Kihien took matters into his own hands after police said they “couldn’t do much” to help him recover $4,000 worth of stolen Pokemon cards.
Pokemon card collector sets up alleged thieves after they relist his stolen cards online
A Pokemon card collector recovered his stolen collection after alleged thieves relisted the cards on Facebook Marketplace using his own photos.
$30,000 of F1 Lego stolen in train heist found abandoned in desert
$30,000 worth of Formula 1 Legos that were stolen from a train have been discovered in an abandoned van in the desert, and no one quite knows how they got there.
Four Renaissance paintings have been stolen from Sicilian museum
Alessandro Giuli, Italy's culture minister, confirmed four paintings from the Renaissance era had been stolen from the Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina, located in Sicily, over the weekend. Three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the…
Over 200 gold Mozart statues stolen in “organized theft” all over city in a month
An art installation celebrating Mozart’s 270th birthday has been decimated after 210 of its golden statues disappeared in the space of a month.
Woman buys her own $6k bag in ‘miracle’ after it was stolen by best friend
A woman has been reunited with a handbag that was stolen from her, as she bought it back, thinking it was a replacement. And, as it turns out, it was stolen by her best friend.
Valve Warns Steam Machine Owners Their Personal Details May Have Been Stolen
Valve has begun notifying customers of its Steam Machine PC that their personal details may have been compromised. Affecting European owners of the PC, Valve says that a logistics company that helps ship the unit in that region was the target of a cyberattack, although "additiona…
Probably Stolen, the cyberpunk shop sim where almost everything will have fallen off the back of a spaceship
Cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator Probably Stolen announced for PC
Publisher tinyBuild and developer Questing Goose Studio have announced Probably Stolen, a cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator …
TinyBuild unveils Probably Stolen, a cyberpunk shop simulator where many goods aren’t legal
TinyBuild, the successful indie game publisher behind titles like Kingmakers and Hello Neighbor, and developer Questing Goose Studio announced Probably Stolen. The game is a gritty new... The post TinyBuild unveils Probably Stolen, a cyberpunk shop simulator where many goods aren…
$38 million stolen in worst hardware wallet drain in Bitcoin history
$38 million worth of BTC has been drained from 500 cold wallets, thanks to a hardware wallet bug exploited by hackers.
Netflix sued for $105 million after unreleased Nicolas Cage movie stolen from its office
Netflix is facing a $105 million lawsuit after a hard drive containing an unreleased Nicolas Cage WWII thriller was allegedly stolen.
Valve has replaced a Steam Machine for free after it was stolen by porch pirates, saving one UK redditor roughly £1,000
A feel-good story? What year is this again?