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Datacenter Robbed for the Fourth Time in Two Years

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-quite-a-router-failure dept.

mariushm writes "According to the Register, the Chicago-based colocation datacenter C I Host was attacked by armed intruders recently, making it the the fourth time in two years that armed thugs have made off with data. According to a letter C I Host officials sent customers, 'At least two masked intruders entered the suite after cutting into the reinforced walls with a power saw ... During the robbery, C I Host's night manager was repeatedly tazered and struck with a blunt instrument. After violently attacking the manager, the intruders stole equipment belonging to C I Host and its customers.' Aggravating the situation, C I Host representatives took several days to admit the most recent breach, according to several customers who said they lost equipment, all the while reporting the problems as 'router failures'."

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  1. I'm one of the victims.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've used them for years, and was an avid supporter of CI Host even while they were enduring constant negative publicity.. I was initially a client of their shared hosting, then upgraded to a dedicated hosting package, and never had an issue aside from the typical short downtime every now and then.. nothing crazy.. so a startup I was working with put a colocated server with them earlier this year and in around 6 months we endure an outage for numerous days, numerous BS excuses, then one day "Oh yeah by the way your server was actually stolen, and good luck finding the real thieves!" So now we come to find that this has happened 3-4 times in the past 2 years, the detective (and even a worker there I talked with) told me they believed it was an inside job. Obviously I am cancelling all of my accounts and taking my business elsewhere. I will proudly do my best to spread the word and tell EVERYONE I know to NEVER use CI Host for *ANYTHING*

  2. Here is a copy of the police reports by inject_hotmail.com · · Score: 5, Informative

    I found these links to the report from a post on theregister.co.uk

    Report 1 Page 1
    Report 1 Page 2
    Report 2 Page 1
    Report 2 Page 2
    Report 3 Page 1
    Report 3 Page 2

    The guy says that $50,000 worth of stuff was stolen...not only servers, but misc crap like routers, and battery chargers for Black Berry units.

    I'd say either look for a new web host startup in the Chicago area in the next year, or a lot of stuff going cheap on Ebay.

    The saddest part about this is that the crims clubbed and zapped some innocent guy that would have offered zero resistance. For this, I hope they thieves go to jail for a long time.

  3. Advertising for a guard - "bring your own gun" by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Informative

    I couldn't make this stuff up. They're advertising for a security guard,

    "We are seeking motivated individuals" ... translation: work cheap.

    "Prior security experience preferred." ... translation: not really a requirement, but if we can get it at no extra cost ...

    "Some College is also preferred." ... if you managed to drop out of college instead of high school, you're more "presentable" to our insurers, who are now royally pissed at us ...

    ... and if you scroll down to the bottom of the page:

    "Armed Hand-gun license/permit and ability to supply own weapon a Huge Plus! : translation: "we're cheap! You're desperate AND stupid! Let's talk!"