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Criminals Google 'How To Open Safe' In Middle Of Burglary

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Channel: Other, Networking & Mgmt, Data Protection

Need a little help cracking a safe and making off with $12,000 worth of money and computer equipment?

Just Google it.

That's what two men did in a Colorado Springs, Colo., burglary.

The burglars, who have yet to be caught, broke into Bigg City, a large amusement center, at 2:45 a.m. on June 11, according to Sgt. Dale Fox of the Colorado Springs Police Department. Despite making off with cash, a laptop, and a PlayStation 3 game console worth a total of $12,000, these weren't a couple of brilliant thieves.

Even though they had the pass code needed to get into the company's main office and the combination to the safe, the two men still couldn't open it up. "It's more involved than a combination on a school locker," said Fox. "It's not rocket science, but it's more involved." Stymied as to what to do next, the men found a computer that had been left on in the office and simply Googled for information on how to break into the safe.


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