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US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs

Hacker News Sunday 13 September 2026, 13:24 UTC By Levitating 1 min read
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Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/us-customs-supervisor-busted-for-stealing-core-i7-cpus-ram-and-hard-drives-from-homeland-security-pcs-stolen-tech-swapped-with-inferior-hardware-and-cashed-out-on-newegg Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683729 Points: 8 # Comments: 4

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/us-customs-supervisor-busted-for-stealing-core-i7-cpus-ram-and-hard-drives-from-homeland-security-pcs-stolen-tech-swapped-with-inferior-hardware-and-cashed-out-on-newegg

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683729

Points: 8

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