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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘They knew what they were doing': New York man's jet ski mysteriously stolen from driveway in broad daylight
While installing cameras around your home is a good way to protect your valuables from being stolen, thieves appear to be getting more sophisticated with their methods. Chris Montalbano of Long Island, New York learned this lesson the hard way. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here's how I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you can catch up (and fast) Nervous about the stock market in 2025? Find out how you can access this $1B private real estate fund (with as little as $10) Montalbano, who had just pulled his Sea-Doo personal watercraft out of storage, recently discovered that the $25,000 jet ski was stolen from his driveway in broad daylight. His security cameras should have documented the theft, but as he discovered, three minutes of footage had disappeared. "You see the Jet Ski for one second, and then all of a sudden, it skips for, like, three minutes and there's nothing,' Montalbano shared with CBS News. 'And the Jet Ski is gone, but you don't know how it left.' However, one camera — the one that's furthest away from the driveway — did manage to capture the heist. A hooded man wearing a mask and driving a Dodge Durango can be seen hooking up the jet ski's trailer to the hitch on the truck before driving off with Montalbano's personal watercraft. Montalbano believes the thief must have briefly disabled the security cameras near the driveway in order to pull off this brazen theft. "It's the only thing I can think of," he said. "They had to have been staking it out and known. Because you don't just pull up like that. They knew what they were doing." Michael Graziano, a cyber security expert, told CBS News that thieves now have the ability to jam Wi-Fi signals in order to disrupt security video recordings. "The camera may be working, but because it loses connection with the internet, there's no recording that goes to the cloud," said Graziano. The Federal Communications Commission has banned the use of devices that jam signals — even law enforcement isn't allowed to use them — but that hasn't stopped thieves from using these devices to pull off their heists. Graziano also thinks today's thieves can make these types of devices at home. Jamming devices can disrupt video recordings by overloading the Wi-Fi network with a stronger signal, blocking communication between the camera and its recording device. While this doesn't deactivate a surveillance camera, it does effectively stop the camera from recording what it captures. Unfortunately, thieves using jamming devices to steal Montalbano's jet ski isn't an isolated incident. In fact, a woman in Phoenix, Arizona was almost the victim of a similar type of theft last year. Kim Komando and her husband were preparing dinner when they noticed two police helicopters flying above and shining lights on their property, according to an article Komando wrote for USA Today. Just a few moments later, the couple spotted members of the Phoenix SWAT team poking around Komando's property. One of the SWAT team members reportedly yelled out, 'yeah, there's a jammer right here.' 'A SWAT member said, 'Ma'am, a South American gang is targeting homes to steal from. The jammer says you might have been next.'' Komando wrote in her article. And while SWAT managed to find the device before the Komando's house was robbed, their neighbor just four doors down wasn't so lucky. That homeowner reportedly got a notification that his security cameras were offline, leading him to think that his internet must have gone down. Meanwhile, in the span of just 10 minutes, thieves broke in and managed to steal valuables worth $100,000, as well as $25,000 in cash. KARE 11 News also reported in early 2024 about a string of burglaries in the Edina, Minnesota area where thieves used signal jammers to disrupt security systems. The news outlet reports that thieves may be able to purchase these illlegal jammers through suppliers outside of the country. Read more: This is how American car dealers use the '4-square method' to make big profits off you — and how you can ensure you pay a fair price for all your vehicle costs Jamming devices may have created a seamless method for thieves to disrupt security cameras, but that doesn't mean you can't take steps to protect yourself and your property. For starters, try parking your cars — or in Montalbano's case, your jet ski — inside the garage so that it can't be seen from the road. This may not stop criminals from knowing where your cars are kept, but hiding them in the garage adds an extra layer of protection. Some homeowners, however, don't have a garage and therefore can't hide their expensive vehicles. In this case, these homeowners might choose to equip their home with surveillance cameras, as Montalbano had done. But there's one thing Montalbano could have done to prevent his cameras from being disrupted by a jamming device. "Any camera system that you have, hardline it," said Graziano. "A hardline cable that goes right to the internet, that would stop someone from jamming it." In other words, Graziano suggests connecting your surveillance cameras directly to the internet using a cable instead of relying on a Wi-Fi connection. Some cameras may be able to record footage onto an SD card, which means they can record even without a Wi-Fi connection. Another way to deter thieves could be to install motion activated lights outside of your home, as well as timers on the lights inside your home that turn the lights on at certain times to make potential thieves think someone is home. Want an extra $1,300,000 when you retire? 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Business Upturn
09-05-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Cyient DLM CEO Anthony Montalbano resigns; Rajendra Velagapudi to oversee operations
By News Desk Published on May 9, 2025, 16:18 IST Cyient DLM Limited on Thursday announced that Anthony Montalbano has resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, effective May 8, 2025, due to personal reasons. The resignation was formally noted by the company's Board of Directors. In the interim, Rajendra Velagapudi, the Managing Director of Cyient DLM, will take over the responsibility for the company's overall operations with immediate effect. A structured transition process has been put in place to ensure business continuity, with Mr. Montalbano assisting in the handover during the coming days. In his resignation letter, Mr. Montalbano said, 'It has been a privilege being the CEO of the company for the past two and a half years. I express my sincere gratitude to the Board, employees, and stakeholders for their support and cooperation during my tenure. I confirm that there is no other material reason for my resignation.' The company confirmed that the disclosure complies with the regulatory requirements under Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, and the SEBI and stock exchange circulars dated July 2023. The change in leadership was effective as of 6:25 AM IST on May 9, 2025. Cyient DLM stated that the development has been communicated to stock exchanges and the information is also available on its official website. News desk at
CBS News
01-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Project Lifesaver tracking devices are relief to parents of kids with autism who may wander
Project Lifesaver technology is a great relief for parents of kids with autism Project Lifesaver technology is a great relief for parents of kids with autism Project Lifesaver technology is a great relief for parents of kids with autism Wednesday marked the last day of Autism Awareness Month, and in Northwest Indiana, a tiny tool is providing huge relief to parents of children with autism who may be prone to wandering off. Several local fire and police departments are signed up for a program called Project Lifesaver. The program involves distribution of a purple plastic device on a wristband, which looks like a watch — but does not tell time. It reveals location. A first responder carries a transmitter to track the device. "As soon as we turn it on, it starts searching for that frequency," said Crown Point Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Cusak. "We start hearing the beeps as long as that receiver is close." The Crown Point Project Lifesaver database includes the elderly and people with autism — two groups that are prone to walking off. "We go to the last known location of where the client was last seen, and we will start a grid based on how long they've been gone," said Crown Point Fire Department Project Lifesaver Coordinator Natalie Ferrantella. About 30 people wear tracking bracelets in the Crown Point area of Northwest Indiana. Calls to track them may be infrequent, but Project Lifesaver did not get its name by accident. "It just could have been so awful," said Misty Montalbano. Montalbano's older son, Declan, has autism. He recently took off from the family's Crown Point home a few years back and wound up barefoot on a busy road. "There's no sidewalks there. There are yards that are open with swimming pools. He loves water. Many of these autistic kids do," Montalbano said. "It was a little over 20 minutes before he was located, but it was the longest 20 minutes of my life." Lake County, Indiana deputies told Declan's parents about Project Lifesaver that day. Declan now wears a Project Lifesaver ankle monitor. "This stays on him 24/7," Montalbano said. "He sleeps in it, showers in it." Declan has not wandered away again. But thousands of Project Lifesaver participants have. At least 4,443 rescues across the U.S. are credited to the technology. The person with the Project Lifesaver receiver follows where the signal seems strongest. The Dyer Fire Department, 13 miles from Crown Point, is also now part of Project Lifesaver. It is one of the newest agencies in the country to offer the program to residents — for free. "It came from the need that arose from a few instances of EMS calls where people were wandering," said Dyer Fire Chief Joe Martin. "Obviously, there was a delay in finding them. It was kind of like finding a needle in a haystack." Expanding the Project Lifesaver network is a goal. "The more fire departments that get involved, the more clients we can serve," said Ferrantella. Families like Declan's are very pleased Project Lifesaver is out there. "Being the parent of a special-needs child is a lot of anxiety," Montalbano said. "I can't even tell you how thankful I am that something like this exists." Some people are surprised that Project Lifesaver technology is low-tech, and based on radio frequency. For this purpose, it actually works better than some popular products like Apple Watches. The nonprofit that runs Project Lifesaver said its bands only need batteries replaced every month or so, instead of needing to be charged daily. The devices even work underwater.
