Monday, 19 October 2009
We'd all like to think that the portrayal of thieves in the movies was somewhere near reality and that when they break into a jewellery shop they'd be pre-armed with enough technology to laser their way into even the toughest safe. However, it's just not true.
A goldsmith's from Kuala Lumpur was turned over at the weekend and all the gold stored in display cabinets was taken. However, when the thieves tried to get into the safes, they were thwarted.
Apparently there were 'burn marks' where they tried to get in (maybe using that laser!), but in the end they had to leave without the contents.
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Tuesday, 6 October 2009
If, like me, you're one of the millions of First Direct customers in the UK, you may have been surprised to get a number of texts from the bank as part of your normal statement updates.
The service is generally fantastic, informing you of your debit-card funded indiscretions on a daily basis, however this morning's raft of texts may have got you jumping out of bed with shock. You see, due to a mess-up at their data centre, texts of other people's balances were sent out to many people.
Through my initial pre-coffee bleary eyes, it seemed I'd spent over £3000 yesterday, that's one hell of a restaurant tab!
First Direct said there had been a 'problem'.
This shows that one of the most secure banks in the world can have issues and if it can happen to them, it can happen to you.