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Drider_it · 04-27-2005, 03:08 AM

http://ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=3262648

LAFAYETTE, La. For nine dollars at a Goodwill store, Robert Zorn picked up a used computer and a surprise inside: the confidential data of hundreds of Lafayette area residents.
The original owner of the computer, Coast Capital Mortgage, is threatening legal action. Lafayette police are investigating whether Zorn committed extortion when he offered to sell the computer back to the firm for 35-hundred dollars.

The computer contains names, Social Security numbers, loan applications and full credit reports for at least 800 people.

Zorn said he offered to sell the computer after refurbishing it to the company for three-thousand-500 dollars, a price he said he would receive on the open market, and asked that the company notify its customers of the mistake.

The company declined the offer and made an extortion complaint to the police. Zorn said to avoid any trouble, he voluntarily took the computer to the district attorney's office and said he does not want any money.

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Heh.. pretty much it.. though..

Honestly, isnt the puter techs responsible for this? Granted the "right" individuals can get deleted info off a wiped HD, could this have been a slip up on thier part?

I find it funny that the old man tried to get money back on it.

Heh good thing some kid didnt come along and buy it. "lets see what do i want off ebay"

still blows my mind how slip ups like this happen.

sorry Mr. Drider. Seems someone cleaned out all our customers account savings. but we are looking into it. Btw your now a 18 year old girl with braces according to your Information. huh?

now that would be a gut wrenching find to have to go through.

04-27-2005, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Drider_it Junkie Location: Louisiana	Man finds old computer with confidential consumer data http://ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=3262648 LAFAYETTE, La. For nine dollars at a Goodwill store, Robert Zorn picked up a used computer and a surprise inside: the confidential data of hundreds of Lafayette area residents. The original owner of the computer, Coast Capital Mortgage, is threatening legal action. Lafayette police are investigating whether Zorn committed extortion when he offered to sell the computer back to the firm for 35-hundred dollars. The computer contains names, Social Security numbers, loan applications and full credit reports for at least 800 people. Zorn said he offered to sell the computer after refurbishing it to the company for three-thousand-500 dollars, a price he said he would receive on the open market, and asked that the company notify its customers of the mistake. The company declined the offer and made an extortion complaint to the police. Zorn said to avoid any trouble, he voluntarily took the computer to the district attorney's office and said he does not want any money. ************************************************ Heh.. pretty much it.. though.. Honestly, isnt the puter techs responsible for this? Granted the "right" individuals can get deleted info off a wiped HD, could this have been a slip up on thier part? I find it funny that the old man tried to get money back on it. Heh good thing some kid didnt come along and buy it. "lets see what do i want off ebay" still blows my mind how slip ups like this happen. sorry Mr. Drider. Seems someone cleaned out all our customers account savings. but we are looking into it. Btw your now a 18 year old girl with braces according to your Information. huh? now that would be a gut wrenching find to have to go through. __________________ It means only one thing, and everything: Cut. Once committed to fight, Cut. Everything else is secondary. Cut. That is your duty, your purpose, your hunger. There is no rule more important, no commitment that overrides that one. Cut. The lines are a portrayal of the dance. Cut from the void, not from bewilderment. Cut the enemy as quickly and directly as possible. Cut with certainty. Cut decisively, resoultely. Cut into his strength. Flow through the gaps in his guard. Cut him. Cut him down utterly. Don't allow him a breath. Crush him. Cut him without mercy to the depth of his spirit. It is the balance to life: death. It is the dance with death. It is the law a war wizard lives by, or he dies.