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Mac Thief Caught Thanks To Applescript & Timbuktu

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the funny-late-night-story dept.

el.cerrito.slasher sent in an amusing bit found on MacSlash. This story is a tale of a stolen iMac that just happened to be running Timbuktu (a remote control program like VNC I believe). Well the stolen box kept getting used, and the owner was able to track it down through a variety of amusing Timbuktu Fu. Funny story.

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  1. See this?? by qurob · · Score: 1, Troll


    Reader: I have got a much better idea!

    Write a script that pops up a window saying "You have won a special 500.00 prize. Your machine has run for 3000 hours without a major problem!"

    Create fields for them to enter name, address and phne numbers to receive the prize.

    Make the script write that data to disk and you can pull it with timbuktu

    Then call the police.

    Crooks often fall for the stupidest tricks, especially if you appeal to GREED!!!



    I know THIS would work. I steal computers all the time, and I ALWAYS click on every pop up and fill out ALL the forms. As everyone knows, they are all 100% real!