Thief Steals Laptop, Returns Data on USB Stick
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But the thief has also made his first mistake! We can now trace the package back to his hideout and blow this Laptop and Library card stealing operation wide open!
This reminds me of when my i-pod got stolen. He took the i-pod but was kind enough to leave my headphones behind.
I don't get why everyone's saying that "there is hope left in this world"- The guy still stole somebodies laptop.
Even if said thief did return all my data, I'd still be pissed, being out at least a thousand dollars and all.
Even if said thief did return all my data, I'd still be pissed, being out at least a thousand dollars and all.
back-up, back-up, back-up, back-up, back-up.
no matter what you are doing, where you are, back-up!
learn fluently the language of backing-up and then back-up that back-up
.....don't also forget to encrypt the main source....and back-ups. as one day it may be a blessing for all that hard work.
"heart-warming" story though.
no matter what you are doing, where you are, back-up!
learn fluently the language of backing-up and then back-up that back-up
.....don't also forget to encrypt the main source....and back-ups. as one day it may be a blessing for all that hard work.
"heart-warming" story though.
Eclectic Dreck said:Oddly enough, when I was returning from my last deployment, I had a fairly new (about six month old) alienware laptop that cost me about 3.5k USD (for those interested, I found that the investment was not worthwhile in the long run). A friend and I we sleeping in close proximity (along with dozens of others returning from their own deployments) and I, being a fool, left my laptop in the open. My friend left his bargain bin (> 500 USD) laptop carefully locked inside his stuff. When we awoke, my laptop was sitting in the open still happily humming along while his had been looted at some point in the evening.C95J said:it would be very crushing to have all that work stolen, but this makes me chuckle a bit. And, someday, might end up on one of those cop's and robbers shows, as the worlds kindest thief
Doesn't give me any more hope for humanity though, he still stole his laptop... and his library card...
seriously who does that?
So, to reiterate, some jerkbag came into a room, swiped the laptop OUT of a bag mere inches away from a sleeping soldier when another, obviously more valuable laptop sat unguarded and in the open.
That is the better description I'd say. For most computer using professionals, the value of the computer itself pales in comparison to the value of the data contained on it.twillman15 said:
wow, lucky you!
I bet the other guy was pissed to see his laptop stolen though...
Seems to me like the thief couldn't afford a laptop of his/her own for study and took the lowest impact one s/he could, seeing as it wouldn't be the professor's pocket a new laptop come from.
As far as things go, seems akin to a 'bread for your family' type scenario.
As far as things go, seems akin to a 'bread for your family' type scenario.
This reminds me of the time my friend's dad's car was broken into by thieves. I forget exactly what they stole, but among the items was a bag of snickers (and didn't take some of the more valuable items for some reason). Anyway, they had apparently turned around and returned the snickers. When her dad found out that he had been robbed, he saw a snickers wrapper in the mud and a shoe print too big to be his own.
I wonder if the prof scanned the USB for virus/rootkits before loading it on to his computer (assuming a scanner can find the possibly custom-built to bypass the prof's malware protections), a computer that probably allowed to access his employers secure network....
Either a thief who doesn't really steal too much or didn't want much, or a very very considerate thief. All my hope goes for the latter.
I don't support thievery, but I fully support how nice the thief was in returning most of the man's things. 'Course, it still would've been better if he hadn't stolen it in the first place...
I don't support thievery, but I fully support how nice the thief was in returning most of the man's things. 'Course, it still would've been better if he hadn't stolen it in the first place...
Well huzzah for good form. Hopefully the thief also deleted that data on the laptop after backing it up on the usb as I can imagine he stole the laptop to sell it for monies(If otherwise then no worries). Otherwise the purchaser would most likely be of a less savory type and use that info against the scientist.
I can see this happening in EVE: You blow up an important ship of someone you find just exploring in low-sec space, grab some nice items, and then send some of those back to the victim. "You put up a good fight sir, I salute you and return these in compensation for your loss."
I can see this happening in EVE: You blow up an important ship of someone you find just exploring in low-sec space, grab some nice items, and then send some of those back to the victim. "You put up a good fight sir, I salute you and return these in compensation for your loss."
Are you kidding? This breaks the stereotype so much that you can be invisible in any environment. Though it probably amps up the citizenry's paranoia score a little bit.Xzi said:
I'm thinking that the thief's friend found out and did this. Nothing points to the presumption that the thief handed it back.
id be pretty happy if that was me, laptop insurance is easy to get. data insurance... well, should be easy if not for my utter laziness in backing up.