ashenwire@lemmus.org to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agoUS Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs, damage estimated at $105,800 — stolen tech swapped with inferior hardware and cashed out on Newwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down11
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkUS Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs, damage estimated at $105,800 — stolen tech swapped with inferior hardware and cashed out on Newwww.tomshardware.comashenwire@lemmus.org to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·9 hours ago They replaced the stolen parts with inferior hardware and exchanged the stolen equipment through Newegg’s trade-in program for store credit. Actually a decent way to move the loot.
minus-squareCarl@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours agoApparently not that decent, because they were already caught
minus-square𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoSo if you buy a used i7 processor from Newegg, there’s a non-zero chance that who knows what went through it
minus-squareTransNeko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·39 minutes agoand what is hidden in it.
Actually a decent way to move the loot.
Apparently not that decent, because they were already caught
So if you buy a used i7 processor from Newegg, there’s a non-zero chance that who knows what went through it
and what is hidden in it.