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Laptop Thief Caught via AOL Login

Posted by michael on from the you've-got-jail dept.

Mundocani writes "Yahoo (Reuters) is reporting that the FBI has caught the guy who stole computers from Wells Fargo. The interesting part is that 'Investigators traced the computer to Krastof when he logged onto his own America Online account at home through one of the stolen computers.' Makes you wonder what sort of hooks the FBI has into AOL or other ISPs and what hardware identification is being transmitted at login."

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  1. He deserved to get arrested... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He actually used AOL. You would think he did enough damage as it is.

  2. Re:PC call home by jkrise · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This post is +5 insightful???? Holy cr*p - IP address isn't fixed to the laptop - mac address is. Though why AOL should be tracking mac addresses to user logins is beyond me.

    Sensible stealers could just dump the network card and put a new one - or use a proxy over DSL.

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  3. Debian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    For the record. Debian sucks!! Fire those flame missles baby!!!! Let me have it!!! ROFL

  4. Debian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    For the record. Debian sucks royally!! Fire those flame missles baby!!!! Let me have it!!! ROFL

  5. Re:I don't get it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Try reading some of the stories idiot, and then you might actually "get it".