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 threadPwnallthethingsJan 3, 2023
Curious how many dollars they got from that cash register for the low-low price of doing $3m worth of damage that put power out in 14,000 homes on Christmas day
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Greenwood: hey! you wanna do a heist? on christmas?
Crahan: OMG of course, christmas heist
G: ok, you get to be the getaway driver
C: so cool!
G: while I attack the substations
C: you can use my bolt cutters!
G: and then while the power is out you drill out the lock and i'll steal the stuff!
C: OMG what are we stealing?
G: money!
C: woo hoo!
G: ... from a cash register ... at a local business
C: ...
G: ...
C: ........ yeah ok

Jan 3, 2023 at 10:46pmWeb