Stolen MacBook Victim Uses Screen Sharing and iSight to Bust Thieves

(Paul heeft hier ruim een jaar geleden al eens, naar nu blijkt, profetische woorden over gesproken.)

A White Plains, NY woman who was the victim of burglary, including her MacBook, used the Back To My Mac screen sharing feature to turn on her webcam and capture images of the unwitting culprits using the computer. As a result, police were able to arrest the thieves and recover most of the stolen goods, which included two laptops, two flat-screen televisions, two iPods, gaming consoles, DVDs and computer games.

This plan first launched into action when a co-worker of the nameless woman at the Apple Store noticed her computer online and notified the woman. She was then able to log into her computer and the rest is history. So the moral of the story is this: If you steal a MacBook, please be sure to cover the iSight with some tape. Otherwise, you could also be charged with a second degree felony.

Bron: http://gizmodo.com/389115/stolen-macbook-victim-uses-screen- sharing-and-isight-to-bust-thieves

This entry was written by BART, posted on 10 mei 2008 at 20:42, filed under Apple, Kantoorhumor, Mac, Onzin, Security. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.
  1. m.dejager posted the following on 13 mei 2008 at 22:22.

    The victim said no, and was told by the friend that his computer showed her as being logged onto the Internet.

    At that point, police said, the victim signed onto another computer and used the “Back to My Mac” program to determine that her stolen MacIntosh laptop indeed was signed onto the Web and that someone was using it to shop online. She then activated the stolen computer’s camera, allowing her to “see” what was in front of the laptop.

    At first, police said, she saw only an empty chair. But a short time later, they said, she was able to photograph a man, Shahikian, sitting in front of her stolen laptop. The victim then was able to find photos of Frias using the computer after it had been stolen, police said.

    Fischer said the victim did not know either man but showed the photos to one of her roommates, who recognized them as having attended a get-together at the apartment a few weeks before the burglary.

    Police said Shahikian and Frias apparently are friends of a friend of the victims.

    http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805090392

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