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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. The evil thing here by Z00L00K · · Score: 5, Insightful
    is that it was reported as "Router Failures" instead of the real cause.

    And if they have been robbed before - why not increase the security? Four times? - That's some kind of record. Maybe it's time to check if the localization of the whole thing is incorrect and move it to a better location where it's less likely to suffer from this kind of incident?

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  2. Re:Obligatory... by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, it sounds like something out of a ridiculously popular A-movie that makes 100s of millions of dollars. You underestimate the american public's willingness to watch total crap.

  3. Still in business? by Enderandrew · · Score: 5, Insightful

    After the first robbery, I'd seriously consider moving my data. If my data is still there after the second robbery, I feel stupid. If my data is still there after the third robbery, I should lose my job. If my data is still there after the fourth robbery, I need to promoted to executive management.

    The entire purpose of off-site storage is disaster recovery, and prevention of major disasters like this. Why are these guys still in business?

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  4. Fool me once.... by SirLurksAlot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    shame on you. Fool me four or more times shame on me!

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