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posted by janrinok on Tuesday September 17 2019, @08:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the check-the-scope dept.

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Two security contractors were arrested in Adel, Iowa on September 11 as they attempted to gain access to the Dallas County Courthouse. The two are employees of Coalfire—a "cybersecurity advisor" firm based in Westminster, Colorado that frequently does security assessments for federal agencies, state and local governments, and corporate clients. They claimed to be conducting a penetration test to determine how vulnerable county court records were and to measure law enforcement's response to a break-in.

Unfortunately, the Iowa state court officials who ordered the test never told county officials about it—and evidently no one anticipated that a physical break-in would be part of the test. For now, the penetration testers remain in jail. In a statement issued yesterday, state officials apologized to Dallas County, citing confusion over just what Coalfire was going to test:

"The scope is everything," Roseblatt explained.  If the scope is only vaguely defined, "you could find yourself exposed to legal liability."

Coalfire's Justin Wynn and Gary Demercurio, who are still in jail [Update: They appear to have made bail on Thursday], have been charged with third-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools. Their bond has been set at $50,000, and they are scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing on September 23—in the same courthouse they were caught breaking into.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/check-the-scope-pen-testers-nabbed-jailed-in-iowa-courthouse-break-in-attempt/


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday September 17 2019, @10:09PM (2 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday September 17 2019, @10:09PM (#895377)

    I am currently "in possession of burglary tools" as I have a screwdriver in my drawer. That seems like one of those "we're going to add a bunch of charges" type laws to me.

    I promise not to steal your TV however.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @11:15PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @11:15PM (#895402)

    Your id card and credit card are "burglery tools". Once they ban cash and make it illegal to not have your papers on you, then you will always be suitable for arrest.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @07:03AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @07:03AM (#895523)

      and make it illegal to not have your papers on you

      This is already the case in the Netherlands. Here everyone at the age of 14 and above has to be able to hand over their ID when law enforcement asks for it (there needs to be a good reason for it though). If you can't do this, you can get fined.