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US Customs supervisor stole hardware from Homeland Security PCs

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor has been arrested for allegedly stealing computer hardware, including Intel Core i7 CPUs and RAM, from Department of Homeland Security computers. The supervisor, Terry "Jiajia" Liu, reportedly swapped the stolen components with inferior parts and then used Newegg's trade-in program to convert the stolen hardware into store credit. The estimated damage and replacement cost for the compromised computers exceeds $100,000. AI

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US Customs supervisor stole hardware from Homeland Security PCs

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhiye Liu ·

    US Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs, damage estimated at $105,800 — stolen tech swapped with inferior hardware and cashed out on Newegg

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor switched hardware from Department of Homeland Security computers with slower components and traded in stolen hardware to Newegg's Trade-In program for store credit.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    US Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs — stolen tech swapped w… U.S. Customs and Border Protect

    US Customs supervisor busted for stealing Core i7 CPUs, RAM, and hard drives from Homeland Security PCs — stolen tech swapped w… U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor switched hardware from Department of Homeland Security computers with slower components and traded in sto…

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