Do Not Ever Steal a Hacker's Computer
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By Marcus Yam
published This is what happens when you take a hacker's firstborn.
It goes without saying that you should never mess with a hacker. Stealing a hacker's computer would be like stealing his or her children.
Want to know what happens when a hacker gets his computer stolen? Check out this entertaining story that was relayed at DEF CON.
Skip ahead to 3:15 in the video to jump to the start of the story.
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chickenhoagie this is hilarious hahaha. This guy is the ****. I want someone to steal my stuff just so I could own them like this guy did:)Reply -
xurwin woah. sooo, hackers steal big money from big companies by pirating. then somebody steals their "baby" and look what they can do. it goes to show that those big companies can do nothing to hackers. tskReply -
-Fran- Nice teachings. I use TeamViewer + DynDNS to protect my babies and editable network config xD!Reply
But yeah, he got really lucky. If that computer were to be sold to another "knowable" person, he would've never gotten it back.
Cheers! -
aeurix The guy who stole his computer is a classic example of someone who applies for unemployment and welfare (as the new .pdf application forms on his desktop were proof).Reply
While there was a little bit of revenge and vindication for this hacker, most people never see their computer again... -
dgingeri it gives me great ideas on how to protect my machine. keylogger controlled by me, remote viewing software...Reply
(evil grin)
whoever steals my machine won't know what hit him. -
mel_gibson_ That was pretty low-tech, all around. From its vulnerability to its recovery process.Reply -
znegval I wonder how long will it take until someone talks crap about this awesome video simply because the guy owns a mac.Reply