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My guess is that the person who took it was acting with an accomplice, possible the one who caused the distraction. They would make an exchange in a place wher
by james1071 10y ago
My guess is that the person who took it was acting with an accomplice, possible the one who caused the distraction.
They would make an exchange in a place where there are no cameras.
The person who took it would have a story ready in case she was challenged.
As for the TSA - they want to pretend that the incident never happened, because it would make them them look bad.
- coriny 10y agoI surprised there hasn't been more suggestion of this. There's are known classic scams for stealing laptops from security lines - the one I saw demonstrated used two people and a common type of laptop case. The entire context here is suspicious - I would be willing to bet at least pennies that the laptop will never turn up.
- notahacker 10y agoSeems a little unlikely that criminals are organising to buy plane tickets or obtain security clearances to steal things on security camera in a place crowded with security personnel when they could steal MacBooks just as easily by, say, wandering into a shared workspace.
- adekok 10y agoIf they happen to be flying somewhere, and there's a laptop free for the taking, why not?
- notahacker 10y agoVastly increased chance of being caught? Especially since if they "happen to be flying somewhere", they're not exactly desperately short of cash.
- djrogers 10y agoYou can fly 'somewhere' for $29 - airports aren't just for the rich...
- 7Z7 10y agoThat seems like the exact opposite of what the GP is suggesting.
- rev_null 10y agoWhy buy a ticket when you can print a fake one? https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/11/forge_your_own.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/11/forge_your_ow...
- notahacker 10y agoGood luck trying to exploit that 10 year old security hole and not finding yourself under interrogation by someone a bit more menacing than the TSA. Or, alternatively, if stealing laptops is your thing, you could steal them from the sort of location where people hold the door open for you.
- amykhar 10y agoIt seems as if the TSA agent may have been in on it. He pulled the laptop off the belt and then handed it to a random woman who 'happened' to be with somebody causing a distraction. She did not protest the gift of the laptop. I find it hard to believe the agent 'happened' to hand it to just the right person.