Hiding your laptop no longer safe

SUBMAN1 · 08-23-06, 11:44 AM

They are probably using some sort of electromegnetic detector that looks for the battery if I had to guess.

-S

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/n...cle/index_html

Hiding your laptop no longer safe

22 Aug 2006
Lydia Gomez

PETALING JAYA: Laptops tucked under car seats or placed in car boots are no longer safe.

Using a special gadget, thieves are able to pinpoint a laptop hidden in a car.

Police learnt that this was the method used by several groups who had stolen laptops from cars in the district. However, police have not been able to get hold of the gadget yet, which is widely used by laptop thieves.

"The numbers are worrying," said Petaling Jaya deputy chief Supt Abdul Rahman Ibrahim.

"In the first seven months of the year, 255 cases of laptop theft from cars had been reported in the district, with up to four cases on some days.

"The thieves break into vehicles during lunch hour and tea time, targeting luxury cars parked near eateries or office buildings."

Popular areas include Damansara, Sea Park, Petaling Jaya, Kelana Jaya and Sungei Way.

"The thieves operate in pairs. They smash car windows and break into car boots. Most of these cases occur from Mondays to Fridays between noon and 3pm, and 5pm and 7pm. They wait for their victims to park their cars and go for their meals before striking," he said.

In the first seven months, Damansara and Sea Park recorded 94 and 92 cases respectively, Kelana Jaya and Petaling Jaya received 27 reports each and Sungei Way saw 15 cases.

"Losing laptops are not as serious as losing the information stored in them. Since thieves know where people hide the laptops, it is better for them to carry their laptops along wherever they go," Rahman added.

TteFAboB · 08-23-06, 12:21 PM

If I had loads of money to burn, I'd buy loads of luxury cars and laptops and fill every car with at least 5 of them.

However, the trunk would be loaded with TNT. Or I'd just park a mini-van filled with it right behind. Then I'd just sit at the top of some building or at a high floor with a good field of view with binoculars on one hand and a remote detonator on the other, just waiting.

U-104 · 08-23-06, 01:06 PM

BOOM!

STEED · 08-23-06, 01:10 PM

Eat the laptop.

:p

SUBMAN1 · 08-23-06, 01:11 PM

Why blow up the car, when you can just blow up the laptop? Remove that extra floppy, add some C4 and use the computer to automatically write to the port at a specific time which will result in an electrical charge and trigger!

-S

PS. Bombs are not nice.

08-23-06, 11:44 AM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hiding your laptop no longer safe They are probably using some sort of electromegnetic detector that looks for the battery if I had to guess. -S http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/n...cle/index_html Hiding your laptop no longer safe 22 Aug 2006 Lydia Gomez PETALING JAYA: Laptops tucked under car seats or placed in car boots are no longer safe. Using a special gadget, thieves are able to pinpoint a laptop hidden in a car. Police learnt that this was the method used by several groups who had stolen laptops from cars in the district. However, police have not been able to get hold of the gadget yet, which is widely used by laptop thieves. "The numbers are worrying," said Petaling Jaya deputy chief Supt Abdul Rahman Ibrahim. "In the first seven months of the year, 255 cases of laptop theft from cars had been reported in the district, with up to four cases on some days. "The thieves break into vehicles during lunch hour and tea time, targeting luxury cars parked near eateries or office buildings." Popular areas include Damansara, Sea Park, Petaling Jaya, Kelana Jaya and Sungei Way. "The thieves operate in pairs. They smash car windows and break into car boots. Most of these cases occur from Mondays to Fridays between noon and 3pm, and 5pm and 7pm. They wait for their victims to park their cars and go for their meals before striking," he said. In the first seven months, Damansara and Sea Park recorded 94 and 92 cases respectively, Kelana Jaya and Petaling Jaya received 27 reports each and Sungei Way saw 15 cases. "Losing laptops are not as serious as losing the information stored in them. Since thieves know where people hide the laptops, it is better for them to carry their laptops along wherever they go," Rahman added. __________________

08-23-06, 12:21 PM	#2
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	If I had loads of money to burn, I'd buy loads of luxury cars and laptops and fill every car with at least 5 of them. However, the trunk would be loaded with TNT. Or I'd just park a mini-van filled with it right behind. Then I'd just sit at the top of some building or at a high floor with a good field of view with binoculars on one hand and a remote detonator on the other, just waiting. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

08-23-06, 01:06 PM	#3
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	BOOM! __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

08-23-06, 01:10 PM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Eat the laptop. :p __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

08-23-06, 01:11 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Why blow up the car, when you can just blow up the laptop? Remove that extra floppy, add some C4 and use the computer to automatically write to the port at a specific time which will result in an electrical charge and trigger! -S PS. Bombs are not nice. __________________