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Stolen Macbook Pro Located w/ iCloud (Pictures!)

I can't wait to find out how this all turns out! Hopefully one of the federal agencies stepped up to the plate...
 
Auzburner said:
Agreed. Here's to hoping the MacBook is recovered and we hear back from the OP in the end.
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Working on it! I'll keep you guys updated, no developments at the moment. The reality is this case is moving along very slowly.
 
I actually sat down to see if you could see the public address by looking at the capture from a NATed machine, and I found that you cannot. Maybe if you could see the ARP exchange right after it associates. Hey, you could use aircrack to disassociate it...

Better to just join the open router and go to a "find my ip" website.
 
It's been 3 months since it was stolen and the thief still hasn't formatted or otherwise changed the laptop.

I said it before and I'll say it again.

That guy is the worlds biggest idiot.

Or.....

This thread is a huge FAIL.
 
Alright guys big update!

Dynamojoe posted a link to the neighbors.whitepages.com page for the area where my macbook is transmittting from a while ago. Well I was going through all the names of people in those residences and trying to find a match for a student/employee at my university where my computer was stolen and WALA I found a straight up match! Turns out the guy is a custodian and lives literally right at the point where the dot shows up on FindMyIphone. My detective is working on getting a search warrant based on this evidence and hopefully I will have my macbook back in the next couple weeks!



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dynamojoe said:
And another thing: poke around here to see if there are any names you regognize. http://neighbors.whitepages.com/search/neighbor_search?street=2904 47th ave&where=san diego, ca
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Hey man I found a match between a resident from the area on whitepages and a custodian at my school! Thank you big time!

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Peace said:
It's been 3 months since it was stolen and the thief still hasn't formatted or otherwise changed the laptop.

I said it before and I'll say it again.

That guy is the worlds biggest idiot.

Or.....

This thread is a huge FAIL.
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I agree the guy is a total bafoon, especially considering the fact that my detective went and knocked on his door snooping around for my macbook a few months back! You think he'd had figured it out by now!

As for this thread being a fail, we'll see in the next couple weeks ;)
 
Not to get odd on this thread. I read the first page and the last page. It sounds like you know who has your Mac and where he lives plain and simple.

I'm not joking I'd put on a balaclava and go to the guys house and flat out take it back. Baseball bat included. Bring a mate too.

Seriously this is ridiculous. If you know who did it and the cops arent helping then I fail to see the harm in taking it back yourself.
 
angelus512 said:
Not to get odd on this thread. I read the first page and the last page. It sounds like you know who has your Mac and where he lives plain and simple.

I'm not joking I'd put on a balaclava and go to the guys house and flat out take it back. Baseball bat included. Bring a mate too.

Seriously this is ridiculous. If you know who did it and the cops arent helping then I fail to see the harm in taking it back yourself.
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Trust me, I've thought about it. But the reality is:

1) That's super illegal and I would likely get arrested
2) I might get killed, this is not a good neighborhood
3) I have a police detective on the case who is getting a search warrant and will recover the computer legally, why would I mess that up?

But I will say, if for some reason my detective can't recover the macbook, fails to get a search warrant, or some other ******** I will likely resort to some other "method" of getting my computer back.

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Blaine said:
Luke, I sure hope you get this back. That janitor is a total scumbag. :(
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Thanks man, I agree. Pretty messed up that a university employee would completely screw over a student like that. Hopefully justice will be served and the guy will be put in prison for a while.
 
Ive been following this thread from the start. Glad you have zeroed in on a subject. Kinda disappointed it took this long as the feature of find my mac would seem to locate it much easier.

Hope you get you property back ASAP. A very encouraging story, regardless of the time it took!
 
Luke 007 said:
Trust me, I've thought about it. But the reality is:

1) That's super illegal and I would likely get arrested
2) I might get killed, this is not a good neighborhood
3) I have a police detective on the case who is getting a search warrant and will recover the computer legally, why would I mess that up?

But I will say, if for some reason my detective can't recover the macbook, fails to get a search warrant, or some other ******** I will likely resort to some other "method" of getting my computer back.

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Thanks man, I agree. Pretty messed up that a university employee would completely screw over a student like that. Hopefully justice will be served and the guy will be put in prison for a while.
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I'd ask the school for some compensation too. For employing such a ****** person they may feel somewhat responsible.

The university I attend gives out free tuition if you get hit by one of the campus buses...
 
Luke 007 said:
Trust me, I've thought about it. But the reality is:

1) That's super illegal and I would likely get arrested
2) I might get killed, this is not a good neighborhood
3) I have a police detective on the case who is getting a search warrant and will recover the computer legally, why would I mess that up?

But I will say, if for some reason my detective can't recover the macbook, fails to get a search warrant, or some other ******** I will likely resort to some other "method" of getting my computer back.

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Thanks man, I agree. Pretty messed up that a university employee would completely screw over a student like that. Hopefully justice will be served and the guy will be put in prison for a while.
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I would DEFINITELY work my way up the chain of your school administration and seek compensation. If this happened to me at my school, I'd be furious. I'm really glad that it looks as though you will be getting the MacBook back. Be sure to post as soon as you do!
 
rockyroad55 said:
Get the university involved.
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Meh, take the high road. Once all this gets cleared out (warrant is issued, and you recover your laptop, and press charges). Take all this evidence to your university dean and get him fired. Let karma take it's toll...
 
angelus512 said:
We want updates............
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After reading the full thread and seeing how close he is, I really have to repost this...

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credit to kdoug for gif

The fricken suspense!!! Where's Jack Bauer when you need him!? :eek:

I hope this ends well for you OP!

edit: I am now protected with Prey, hope I never have to use it. Thanks to those that mentioned it!
 
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If you're real close to getting your mbp back in your possession I would have some fun with the thief. Send a message to the computer saying this:

“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my MacBook go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.”

:D
 
Sean52391 said:
If you're real close to getting your mbp back in your possession I would have some fun with the thief. Send a message to the computer saying this:

“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my MacBook go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.”

:D
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Problem with doing any kind of message is you tip them off. Then instead of recovering a working laptop, you get nothing because they panic, smash it then tossed it in a river or elsewhere, and leaving no physical evidence to arrest them.

However, that is a great line.
 
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