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Airport theft shocks Australia
From the best theft of the week files:Australian authorities have ordered an urgent review of security at Sydneyâs international airport after the theft of two mainframe computers from a restricted customs area. It is believed they were taken by two men posing as technicians at the end of August. The federal government is investigating the security breach, but has denied media reports in Australia that the computers held thousands of confidential files. The two suspected thieves told guards they were employees of the airportâs computer department. They were allowed to enter the customs division mainframe room, which is a high-security zone. The men spent two hours disconnecting the computers, before calmly walking out, pushing the machines on trolleys. Sweet. Just goes to show that you can steal anything with a phoney work order and a large set of balls. The government has insisted that no sensitive information was kept on the computers. Of course not. The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper had claimed that top security communications between customs investigators, the federal police and Australiaâs main domestic spy agency ASIO had been lost. Sounds like somebody trying to eliminate evidence of a crime. Posted by: Steve 2003-09-05 |
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