Victim uses remote logon to nab laptop thief

[goldenshower]

This is pretty cool. I guess computer thieves aren't smart enough to reformat the drives or disable remote access before they start going online with a stolen computer.

But I wonder if this is what happened to Jarian, maybe he got busted?




WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - A laptop thief got caught — after the computer owner tracked him remotely.

'It was kind of frustrating because he was mostly using it to watch porn'

Jose Caceres said he used a remote access program to log on every day and watch his computer being used, and then tipped off police, leading to the arrest of a 34-year-old male suspect.

Caceres, 27, of White Plains, said his computer was stolen in early September when he left it on top of his car while carrying things into his home.

His first efforts to figure out who stole the laptop by logging on remotely were stymied, Caceres said. "It was kind of frustrating because he was mostly using it to watch porn," he said. "I couldn't get any information on him."

But then the suspect typed in a name and address to register on a Web site, and a few hours later, police caught the suspect.

The man was charged with grand larceny, said police Lt. Eric Fischer in Wednesday editions of the Journal News.

Tech-savvy victims are increasingly supplying police with information leading to arrests, authorities said. In May, a White Plains woman whose laptop was stolen also used remote access technology to sign on, then activated the stolen computer's camera and snapped pictures of the man using it.

"This is what happens when you have victims who get involved and use the available technology to their advantage," said Fischer, commander of the White Plains police detective division.

[Toph]

I don't think that computer thieves, even if they are savvy, really care to reformat drives or disable remote access. I mean, the biggest chance of them getting caught is while they're actually stealing it.


That being said, I think Golden's right about Jarian

[what you resist]

Yet another reason to upgrade to XP pro!

[divine]

lmao!

Dude must feel like an idiot.

[2spy]

...can you imagine.....like the progressive insurance commerical....SURPRIZE...

[Scrote_Bag]

Originally Posted by what you resist

Yet another reason to upgrade to XP pro!

What does XP pro have to do with remote access?

[thetoecutter]