Flickr Reveals Mac Thief: Uploads Own Pic To Victim’s Flickr Account
Monday, September 24, 2007
The thief of a MacBook took photos of himself and accidentally uploaded via auto upload to the owner’s Flickr account. He didn’t stop there, he also took photos of all of his tattoos further incriminating himself.
It is a bit of a coincidence that this happen at around the very same time GadgetTrak announces the availability of Verey I Apple Mac theft recovery software. The software works a bit more stealthily than the accidental Flickr publish approach. When a user logs in or accesses a locked down guest account, they are asked to enter a password. If the correct password is not entered in a set amount of time, the iSight camera will be activated, taking a video of the perpetrator:
The video will then be emailed to the owner of the Mac, as well as whomever they listed to be notified. In addition to video it will also collect the IP address, network information as well as all of the wireless networks in the area. Not only will an email be sent to the Mac owner, but notification can also be sent to the owner’s Twitter account, where they can set SMS notifications and other logging capabilities.
