Kinds of Theft In the Modern World
Art theft is the theft of high-profile art. The thief’s aim is usually that of a resale or a ransom to earn from the crime. There are also times when thieves are commissioned by private collectors to steal a certain art. Stolen art can also be used among the criminals in the underground banking system as collateral or a barter item for drug or weapons deals.
Paintings are the most widely stolen form of art. Famous paintings like the Mona Lisa, LAst Judgment, Ghent Altarpiece, and Jacob de Gheyn III.
Data theft is a thorn for every company that uses modern technology like computers and hand-held devices for storing digital information and important company matters. There is always the risk that company data can be misused.
Companies and organizations now have firewalls and intrusion-detection systems, there is still the possibility of an employee copying, deleting, or abusing propriety data for personal gain or use by another company.
Motor vehicle theft, or grand auto theft, is the stealing of automobiles, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trucks, trailers, or any other motorized vehicle legally allowed on public roads and highways. Not included in the category is the stealing of aircraft, boats, motorized wheelchairs, bulldozers, and spacecraft.
Theft of services is a legal term for a crime wherein a person obtains valuable services y deception, force, threat, or other unlawful means. This offense may also cover some types of fraud in which payment is made on credit under an assumed identity and ultimately disavowed, or simply identity theft.
Theft of services should not be confused with reasonable rejection. For example, a customer is not satisfied with the services provided, and so refuses to pay. This is not considered a theft of services.
Street sign theft is when street signs are stolen (which are often to be used as decorations). Although not so common, unusual and amusing signs tend to be stolen more and more frequently. It may seem harmless to the general public, but the theft of street signs is often costly and inconveniencing for the municipality pr agency who owns the sign.
Laptop theft has become a serious threat to users of mobile computers, especially when they have important data stored in their laptop. Thieves can have access to sensitive data and personal information, especially without proper security precautions programmed in the laptop.
To help prevent laptop theft (and data theft), there is the Remote Laptop Security option (RLS). With RLS, the owner of the laptop can deny access rights to the stolen laptop from any computer with Internet access. Encrypting the laptop’s internal hard drive also prevents thieves from accessing data if they do steal the laptop.
