Re: Fwd: How to Steal a Mainframe

["Lan Guy" <rlanguy () hotmail com>]

It gets better:
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s940224.htm

The Customs and Immigration Authority chose to cover up about the theft
until is was leaked:
GAIL BATMAN: We did expect that perhaps immediately after the incident that
it would have been in the press. When it didn't, I assumed. we all assumed
that it wouldn't and if it hadn't been for this leak, I think it's not an
appropriate matter to be canvassed in public.


And then a customs minister taking about file servers:

 Senator Ellison stresses the computers did not have secrets stored on them.

CHRIS ELLISON: As I understand it, these computer servers are not used for
top secret information and have been to facilitate information and
communication across the customs network. They did not store thousands of
confidential files as has been stated.

Lan Guy

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: gregh
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  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: Goncalo Costa
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  > >
  > >Two unidentified unsubs posing as EDS contractors illegally gained
access
  > >to sensitive computer equipment at Sydney International Airport and
  > >wheeled out a couple of IBM servers. These servers we are told
contained
  > >confidential information and may even hold details of ongoing
  > >international investigations into terror acts. The data could reveal
the
  > >identities and activities of undercover agents from Western
governments.
  > >

  Worse than this, the Federal minister in charge of the Australian Federal
Police and our spy agency ASIO said that there was no way in the world
anyone could get anything at all off the hard disks as the files were
routinely deleted. He said this AFTER the report that sensitive information
between the two bodies passed through these servers. What gets me is only 2
servers were stolen and yet they were in there 2 hours "unhooking the
computers" so it was said. Doesnt take that long just to "unhook".

  Seems to me someone has a lot of data they shouldnt have, now, using the
stealing of the computers to mask whatever it was they really did. Given the
media reports that the people who did it were likely to be terrorists and
not thieves, you have to wonder what just happened in there.

  Greg.

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