PwnallthethingsJan 3, 2023

So this is interesting. Remember the couple of cases of people shooting at four electrical substations near Tacoma in Washington State, seemingly without obvious reasons on Christmas?

Well, two people just got arrested for it. And it's an interesting story.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/press-release/file/1560621/download

Show threadPwnallthethingsJan 3, 2023
First, they got caught because they brought their phones. The phones gave the Feds their subscriber accounts, which also matched a vehicle registered to one of them that was visible from a distance on a CCTV.
Show threadPwnallthethingsJan 3, 2023
But the big question was always *why*? Was this some form of domestic terrorism? Some coordinated activity? What on Earth could it be?
Show threadPwnallthethingsJan 3, 2023
Turns out (at least this time) it's simple burglary. They cut the power by attacking the substations, and then went to a local business, drilled out a lock, and stole from a cash register.
Show threadComfortably NumbJan 3, 2023
@Pwnallthethings um, what if the alarm system had battery backup?
Show threadPwnallthethings
@ygalanter I'm not sure given the facts of this case that they were very good at making decisions
Jan 3, 2023 at 10:32pmWeb
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Jan 3, 2023
@Pwnallthethings @ygalanter *good decisions anyway
Show threadv̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾Jan 4, 2023
@pixelpusher220 @Pwnallthethings @ygalanter indeed decisions were made