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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. Moral of the story... by jkrise · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. When you steal computers, don't steal laptops.
    2. After stealing a dedsktop PC, even if it has the latest Windows OS and Service Pack, format the disk and load RedHat.
    3. If you steal a Linux PC, install Windows on it for a year, then switch back - even AOL can't maintain that big a log!
    4. Don't use AOl - switch over to MSN - it's much more secure - instead of the FBI, it'll be the BSA that's after you!

    --
    If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
  2. I bet they tracked him down by IM by H8X55 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Makes you wonder what sort of hooks the FBI has into AOL or other ISPs and what hardware identification is being transmitted at login.

    i bet it wasn't that complicated.

    fbiAgentd00d99: Yo man, what's up?
    LaptopThief2310: Not much, i just ripped off some computers! HA HA WOOT!
    fbiAgentd00d99: SWEET!
    LaptopThief2310: Yeah I rockxxorz. Now I'm takin' a pic of me, an all the computers i stoled w/ a sony cybershot i "found".
    fbiAgentd00d99: You pwn3! Send me that pic! I'm gonna put it on my website!

    There we have it folks, probable cause, as well as an IP address.