TECHNO NITE BURGLAR

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Crimes like this one always intrigue me, because this is exactly the kind of thing that you might read in the paper if an Ocean's Eleven type caper actually went off successfully, I think.

The cards in question are readily identifiable the second they get plugged back into a network, are a little heavy-duty for resale to anyone besides other telcos, and the apparent precision/pickiness with which the action was undertaken implies that there was a specific target in mind. Rather than disable the connection by other means, cat burglars decided to go in and physically remove the interface, taking the equipment with them and cutting the fiber so as to make sure that service would be out for a decent window of time.

Apologies if none of you care. But dude, I'm gonna be thinking about this all day tomorrow.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Interesting. What's your theory?

― Skottie, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I think his theory is that he did it.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Very interesting theory. It definitely stretches the boundaries of credibility, but it's not impossible.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

For some reason when I clicked on this thread, I thought it was some burglar who only robbed people on specific nights when they were out at techno clubs (maybe he was the doorman and when he check IDs, he took note of the address and then later he robbed them.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:47 (twenty-one years ago)

He repeatedly targets Moby.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Who doesn't?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Imagine how many veggie burgers and cartons of soy milk the TECHNO BURGLAR has now!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah I read this story too Tom (I work at an ISP so this stuff is of interest). Taking out large chunks of the internet will, these days, fuck some serious shit up. I have to wonder how much anti-terrorism security telcos and ISPs have.

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:53 (twenty-one years ago)

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"No! Not my yerba malta!"

erm xpost

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 04:55 (twenty-one years ago)

It's okay he's insured the marked up originals of his album liner notes for maximum value. State Farm is the real victim here.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 05:00 (twenty-one years ago)

The list of victims so far.

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 4 May 2004 05:03 (twenty-one years ago)

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