Stolen sex pics are sport for computer repairers

[EJK]

Careful what you leave lying around when you send your computer off for repair.

There's a story doing the rounds at the moment about a Sydney computer repair shop which copied sexualy explicit photos off the computer of an Australian Olympian.

He'd handed the computer over for repairs and, while trawling the hard drive, the repairers found photos of the Olympian having sex with his wife and decided to leak them online.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7130189/Stolen-sex-pics-are-sport-for-computer-repairers

Sounds like a dream job for SMOKEU.

[george formby]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7130189/Stolen-sex-pics-are-sport-for-computer-repairers

Sounds like a dream job for SMOKEU.

I see this all the time on usb sticks people bring into my shop. My mate who is a computer mechanic has dobbed in 3 suspected paedos & could probably blackmail half the towns population. A lot of computers he gets with virus problems come from cruising dodgy porn sites. Hilarious when it's the wife that brings them in. A lady came into the other shop awhile ago with her young son to get some documents printed, usb stick went into the computer, autorun..... lo & behold a video of her getting double teamed starts playing on the 40" monitor in full view of the shop with stereo sound.:clap: Her reaction is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[iYRe]

yeah.. its a nightmare... I've had to recover peoples hard drives.... "please please make sure you get all my pics and movies, I dont care about anything else".

Unfortunately I've not actually come across anyone I would want to watch/look at..

I had one young guy (about 17) come with his mom, "please replace the hard drive, but my son wants all his movies and pics, they're for a school project" (son is smirking in the background).
When he came to pick it up the next day - "please tell me you got all my movies?" Oh? I say, yes I got them.. "Cool, they're of the neighbour's wife - been seeing her a while now". His neighbours wife is 70, if she's a day.

ick. From that day forward I've purposefully avoided going anywhere near "my docs", and tend to throw their HDD into a caddy, and use cp-av * to get their stuff. Filenames are usually alot less bile producing.

[SMOKEU]

Sounds like a dream job for SMOKEU.

Fucking oath it is! Sign me up!

I have no sympathy for people who are dumb enough to hand their sensitive data over to a complete stranger. FFS, remove the storage drives before sending the computer over, or DBAN the drives, or encrypt the sensitive data.

[Gremlin]

*shrug*... I just repair the computers as required, or transfer all the data as required. I imagine it's because we're primarily business focussed and don't have walk-in customers off the street, but I've seen a few porn collections etc.

I do dig through the drive if it's larger than a typical install, to find out where the space is going and what's being stored, so I know what's going on. Depends on the problem. Malware caught early enough can be a <30 min fix as there is a few usual things it's up to.

[SMOKEU]

Malware caught early enough can be a <30 min fix as there is a few usual things it's up to.

Format boot drive. Install Linux. Problem solved.

[ducatilover]

I better learn how to fix computers

[george formby]

Unfortunately I've not actually come across anyone I would want to watch/look at..




:lol: Yup, it's the real deal, hairy bush swamp monsters getting the most imaginative action. The mind boggles.

[SMOKEU]

:lol: Yup, it's the real deal, hairy bush swamp monsters getting the most imaginative action. The mind boggles.

Seen any strange fetishes on customers HDDs?

[george formby]

Seen any strange fetishes on customers HDDs?

I know a lady that the SPCA would take a stern interest in.

[ducatilover]

I know a lady that the SPCA would take a stern interest in.

Does she like lethal injections and uniforms?

[george formby]

Does she like lethal injections and uniforms?

All I know is, she has an unusual way of feeding her Golden Retriever.

[sil3nt]

:lol:

Photo developers get to see some interesting things too. Couldn't image taking so dirty photos then handing them to someone to look at and develop.

[george formby]

:lol:

Photo developers get to see some interesting things too. Couldn't image taking so dirty photos then handing them to someone to look at and develop.

People are strange. My G/F had a little side line selling, er, adult novelties. A guy phoned up asking how big a penis pump was, he was told big enough. Still not convinced a foot long drain pipe would be adequate he e-mailed her a photo of his John Thomas. He bought it in the end so I guess it was worth the horror.

[HenryDorsetCase]

People are strange. My G/F had a little side line selling, er, adult novelties. A guy phoned up asking how big a penis pump was, he was told big enough. Still not convinced a foot long drain pipe would be adequate he e-mailed her a photo of his John Thomas. He bought it in the end so I guess it was worth the horror.

and they told me AUSTIN POWERS was a comedy, not a documentary

[Fast Eddie]

A lady came into the other shop awhile ago with her young son to get some documents printed, usb stick went into the computer, autorun..... lo & behold a video of her getting double teamed starts playing on the 40" monitor in full view of the shop with stereo sound.:clap: Her reaction is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

lol no way!

did u get the birds name and number bra?

[Fast Eddie]

I had one young guy (about 17) - "please tell me you got all my movies?" Oh? I say, yes I got them.. "Cool, they're of the neighbour's wife - been seeing her a while now". His neighbours wife is 70, if she's a day.


haha whaaaaaat!?

[mashman]

Meh! and Rug cleaners go through ladies underwear.

[Fast Eddie]

I know a lady that the SPCA would take a stern interest in.


All I know is, she has an unusual way of feeding her Golden Retriever.

:sick::puke:

gross

[GrayWolf]

Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
I know a lady that the SPCA would take a stern interest in.
Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
All I know is, she has an unusual way of feeding her Golden Retriever.


Well there are those of us who will remember Mick jagger and Marianne faithful had an interesting way of eating mars bars........:msn-wink:

[george formby]

:sick::puke:

gross

Yup, for a small town there is a lot of weird stuff going on behind closed doors.

The woman who's video started playing immediately reacted with "that's not me!" of course that made matters worse & all the customers turned to look, an elderly gentleman checking his e-mails responded "oh yes it is". At that point she bolted out the door as my G/F fumbled to click off the vid. We call her Mrs Many Bellies now.

[george formby]

Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
I know a lady that the SPCA would take a stern interest in.
Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
All I know is, she has an unusual way of feeding her Golden Retriever.


Well there are those of us who will remember Mick jagger and Marianne faithful had an interesting way of eating mars bars........:msn-wink:

I'm aware of it anecdotal but no pics to prove it. It's like the old TV ad "a finger of fudge is just enough......"

[HenryDorsetCase]

Yup, for a small town there is a lot of weird stuff going on behind closed doors.

The woman who's video started playing immediately reacted with "that's not me!" of course that made matters worse & all the customers turned to look, an elderly gentleman checking his e-mails responded "oh yes it is". At that point she bolted out the door as my G/F fumbled to click off the vid. We call her Mrs Many Bellies now.


implying you still have the USB stick. Its your duty to upload it to the internets son. For science!

[george formby]

implying you still have the USB stick. Its your duty to upload it to the internets son. For science!

:lol::banana: No, she phoned a bit later & got the job done & picked up her memory stick with the prints. Trust me, the interwebs are not big enough for that video. + we have a bit of professional integrity, no idea why.

[onearmedbandit]

When I worked for a brief time at electronic retailer we used to have a very old british gentleman come in requesting help with his laptop. Nothing wrong with this of course, except he was an avid photographer, and would take up a fair amount of time showing me his work, bridges, buildings, scenery etc. One day however he clicked on the wrong folder, and there 'displayed' was his equally old wife as only he should see her. Those images are still burnt into my mind.

[george formby]

When I worked for a brief time at electronic retailer we used to have a very old british gentleman come in requesting help with his laptop. Nothing wrong with this of course, except he was an avid photographer, and would take up a fair amount of time showing me his work, bridges, buildings, scenery etc. One day however he clicked on the wrong folder, and there 'displayed' was his equally old wife as only he should see her. Those images are still burnt into my mind.

That's the problem, it's like dropping acid when your young, the flashbacks last for decades. I have to see these people on the street & in my shop, I think due to my silence or lack of reaction they think I must like or condone it. No shame I tell ya!

[HenryDorsetCase]

That's the problem, it's like dropping acid when your young, the flashbacks last for decades. I have to see these people on the street & in my shop, I think due to my silence or lack of reaction they think I must like or condone it. No shame I tell ya!

If you play your cards right you could get invited to all the right sort of parties.....

[george formby]

http://www.dirtbikexpress.co.uk/images/products//10530_l.jpg

[Gremlin]

Format boot drive. Install Linux. Problem solved.
*sigh*

Wow... I didn't know a Linux OS can hook into Active Directory, you can view your exchange mailbox and run your microsoft-based business specific software! :rolleyes:

[SMOKEU]

*sigh*

Wow... I didn't know a Linux OS can hook into Active Directory, you can view your exchange mailbox and run your microsoft-based business specific software! :rolleyes:

You can do some of it with Wine. Although you'd have to give up Active Directory. :(

[HenryDorsetCase]

*sigh*

Wow... I didn't know a Linux OS can hook into Active Directory, you can view your exchange mailbox and run your microsoft-based business specific software! :rolleyes:

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[iYRe]

*sigh*

Wow... I didn't know a Linux OS can hook into Active Directory, you can view your exchange mailbox and run your microsoft-based business specific software! :rolleyes:


I'm doing it right now..

Its a bit of a pain to set up though..

[Gremlin]

I'm doing it right now..

Its a bit of a pain to set up though..
We experimented with ubuntu for a staff member who only had to RDP onto a terminal server, but nah... not worth it, and back to Windows...

[iYRe]

I use ubuntu in a windows environment.. my only issue is the stupid ancient xerox we have doesnt have PPD's.

But since I administrate a windows network I am using RDP and VNC all the time..

Since I look after the network, it was worth it for me, since windows blows like a fat biker walking to the bar. I'd prefer to struggle with linux, that "just works" once it is going.. than have endless issues with windows..

[tigertim20]

this thread is full of win!

[scracha]

this thread is full of win!

Aside from a quick glance at folder thumbnails to ensure they've been transferred, I never look at piccies on the computers I repair. 3 reasons for this,
a) I might forget to turn off the time-stamp
b) I might know the person
c) They might have dodgy animal or kiddy porn.

The latter is the main reason. If it's dodgy, then I've gotta call the cops. Shit sticks. People would associate my business with kiddy porn. People would also wonder why I was looking at photos. I don't need the hassle. If you're in the business of fixing computers, my advice is to not look at photos.

[SMOKEU]

c) They might have dodgy animal .

The latter is the main reason.

What? Are you saying that a chick getting phucked by a horse is not totally kick ass?!

[tigertim20]

Aside from a quick glance at folder thumbnails to ensure they've been transferred, I never look at piccies on the computers I repair. 3 reasons for this,
a) I might forget to turn off the time-stamp
b) I might know the person
c) They might have dodgy animal or kiddy porn.

The latter is the main reason. If it's dodgy, then I've gotta call the cops. Shit sticks. People would associate my business with kiddy porn. People would also wonder why I was looking at photos. I don't need the hassle. If you're in the business of fixing computers, my advice is to not look at photos.
hehe, fair enough - I laugh now, but if I found out someone had been entrusted with my stuff and had gone through my files, Ib be dealing out some fuckin hidings! - you shouldnt NEED to remove pictures, files about banking, business info, etc etc when taking it to a tech to get repairs.

[iYRe]

hehe, fair enough - I laugh now, but if I found out someone had been entrusted with my stuff and had gone through my files, Ib be dealing out some fuckin hidings! - you shouldnt NEED to remove pictures, files about banking, business info, etc etc when taking it to a tech to get repairs.

There is a certain amount of trust in someone who is working on your computer. IT people, such as myself, often have access to things like accounting programs, the CEO's email/documents etc..
That is why I dont look at pictures or anything else. Its not worth me finding out stuff... and its an abuse of trust. Its also why I now work for a company instead of myself. IT "professionals" - especially those who work for themselves, are often (except in rare cases) worse than used car salesmen. Its virtually impossible to make a living without ripping people off.
Sad.. but true.

[CookMySock]

We experimented with ubuntu for a staff member who only had to RDP onto a terminal server, but nah... not worth it, and back to Windows...Yeah! Like RDP on Ubuntu has gotta be an nearly impossible thing to configure! :not:


What? Are you saying that a chick getting phucked by a horse is not totally kick ass?!Haha!

I encrypt everything, just on the principle of it. Too bad if you have a disk problem though.

[SMOKEU]

I encrypt everything, just on the principle of it. Too bad if you have a disk problem though.

TrueCrypt FTW!

[scracha]

There is a certain amount of trust in someone who is working on your computer. IT people, such as myself, often have access to things like accounting programs, the CEO's email/documents etc..
That is why I dont look at pictures or anything else. Its not worth me finding out stuff... and its an abuse of trust. Its also why I now work for a company instead of myself. IT "professionals" - especially those who work for themselves, are often (except in rare cases) worse than used car salesmen. Its virtually impossible to make a living without ripping people off.
Sad.. but true.

Eh? It's like any other trade. I'd go so far as saying a lot of the big IT companies are the ones that vastly over-charge people....too many chiefs, shareholders and other over-heads. The reason IT "pros" who work for themselves sometimes struggle to make a living is that they do a hell of a lot of non-chargeable work (e.g. phone calls asking for passwords (that you've printed on underside of wireless router and job sheet), and/or undercharge when $hit happens (e.g. hard drive craps out after spending ages setting up laptop....you replace drive and repeat but can't charge customer for wasted time prior).

Any guy, in any trade who charges extra hours to a job is merely a bloody crook. Do your homework and get someone with references.

No different to the little garage down the road who charges $600 to do a head gasket instead of the Toyota dealer who wanted waaaaaaay more.

I have ZERO interest in folks emails, docs, photos. I've got to look them in the eye the next day and as my girlfriend tells me, I'm a shit liar. But you're right.....some people are nosey cunts.

[iYRe]

Eh? It's like any other trade. I'd go so far as saying a lot of the big IT companies are the ones that vastly over-charge people....too many chiefs, shareholders and other over-heads. The reason IT "pros" who work for themselves sometimes struggle to make a living is that they do a hell of a lot of non-chargeable work (e.g. phone calls asking for passwords (that you've printed on underside of wireless router and job sheet), and/or undercharge when $hit happens (e.g. hard drive craps out after spending ages setting up laptop....you replace drive and repeat but can't charge customer for wasted time prior).

Any guy, in any trade who charges extra hours to a job is merely a bloody crook. Do your homework and get someone with references.

No different to the little garage down the road who charges $600 to do a head gasket instead of the Toyota dealer who wanted waaaaaaay more.

I have ZERO interest in folks emails, docs, photos. I've got to look them in the eye the next day and as my girlfriend tells me, I'm a shit liar. But you're right.....some people are nosey cunts.


Yeah, so what you're saying is its hard to be an honest, good natured bloke trying to provide a service. I got sick of the never ending battle: "cousins, uncles, sisters nephew who knows something about computers and he said ....." gah.. u know, my 25 years of experience cant compete with that, so get him to fix it.

[Gremlin]

I have ZERO interest in folks emails, docs, photos. I've got to look them in the eye the next day and as my girlfriend tells me, I'm a shit liar. But you're right.....some people are nosey cunts.
Staff member at a client once asked: "So you can see what we do?" to which I replied, "Yeah, pretty much, in a way."

He replies: "So what did I do yesterday?" Rather stunned, I simply said: "Don't know, don't watch anyone real time."

Aside from the boss being seriously pissed I was wasting company time, seriously? I guess this guy would do that sort of thing, but I have a million other things to do. As long as you're not setting out to break stuff (which requires my time to fix), breaking the law or screwing the business, I don't really care... :rolleyes:

[NighthawkNZ]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7130189/Stolen-sex-pics-are-sport-for-computer-repairers

Sounds like a dream job for SMOKEU.


Pics or it didn't happen... oh wait :-/