Re: FBI Says Data on VA Laptop Not Accessed

[Michael Holstein <michael.holstein () csuohio edu>]

> The FBI, in a statement from its Baltimore field office, said a
> preliminary review of the equipment by its computer forensic teams
> "has determined that the data base remains intact and has not been
> accessed since it was stolen." More tests were planned, however.

Didn't the original "wanted" notice for this hardware specifically 
mention an external (USB) drive?

Gee .. 'mount -t ntfs -o ro /dev/sda1 /mnt/goodies'

How are their "forensic" people going to determine if *that* happened?

Their argument about "a real crook wouldn't return the hardware" .. 
well, why not? .. $50,000 to buy that fancy ID printer off eBay to get 
yourself started.

/mike.

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