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<font size=3>We just had this discussion on another list...he could of
taken the drive out, copied/mirrored it, replaced it and returned the
laptop for the reward. No files would of been changed, and the heat could
die down. Next you know, the Russian credit-card mob would pay him
$10-15,000 for the names, so:<br><br>
$25,000 for returning it<br>
$15,000 for selling the data<br>
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$40,000 not a bad weeks work....<br><br>
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At 14:03 6/29/2006, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Thu, June 29, 2006 11:45,
Richard Forno forwarded:<br><br>
> DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG),
THE<br>
> FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE
DEPARTMENT<br>
> ANNOUNCE THE RECOVERY OF THE STOLEN LAPTOP AND EXTERNAL HARD
DRIVE<br>
[...]<br>
> A preliminary review of the equipment by computer forensic teams
has<br>
> determined that the data base remains intact and has not been
accessed<br>
> since<br>
> it was stolen.<br><br>
OK, somebody has to be asking: how would they know the data haven't
been<br>
accessed? Especially on an external drive.<br>
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