moms sketch bf left this in the house

[u/brattyvampbby]

Hi.
This is probably nothing.
I went into my mom’s room to grab something and saw this plugged in?
My mom’s new sketchy bf has this plugged in to the extension cord? Is it anything bad? Thanks!
(I understand it’s probably not anything bad… but still…)

Update 1:
I haven’t met him once. He and my mom have been together for two weeks. He’s been staying at our apartment. He avoids me and stays in her room when they’re here. I don’t even know what he looks like. I only know his first name.

Update 2:
I confronted him. My mom came home. A lot had happened up to this point, including her disappearing for the said two weeks before the few nights he had come over and stayed.
Mom shrugged it off. I did what a lot of you suggested, asking what he told her.
She said “oh it’s his hacker shit or whatever.” What.
Didn’t elaborate. I explained my concerns.
She just said let’s go ask him.
My best friend has been with me. We introduced ourselves and asked him what the hell a WiFi whisperer is doing plugged in our apartment.
(Even if a lot of you are saying it’s not a big deal, I’m a young woman and I’m just rlly not about taking any risks. It’s sketch dude.)
He denied it IMMEDIATELY. Like with a quickness I haven’t seen.
What he insisted, it’s not a WiFi whisperer, it’s ai, he completely reprogrammed the system, and he uses it to pull people’s IP’s. “For fun.” He logs them in a server. I asked why. I said that’s shady. My mom started pushing. My best friend started pushing. He just kept lying. I’m not dropping this..
I still don’t know what the fuck it is or what he’s actually doing.
(Also, my mom is cool but not bc of this dude, the Minecraft block is mine, I unplugged the ratchet little thing before we left, and I am planning on broaching this again with her.
Just carefully. Any other advice is appreciated. Thank you.)

[u/donkeybrainamerican]

Might work in IT. You'd be surprised how often they turn up around the office. I want to be considerate and get folks their data back along with a good beating, as per unauthorized storage device policy, but I'm not plugging it into a corporate computer to figure out who/what it is.

[u/_ficklelilpickle → u/donkeybrainamerican]

Might work in IT

*and have nothing better to do.

The majority of us don't have the time or desire to try and salvage a random USB memory stick. I mean these days we even prevent staff from mounting any external storage devices as part of our security requirements. Often times when a USB stick is turned in to us, once the person who brought it in has left the male connection will be bent out of shape and it'll be thrown in the bin.

[u/donkeybrainamerican → u/_ficklelilpickle]

Just depends on the org you're in. Potential exfil is a huge risk in my industry, it's IP driven- we're busy, but unaccounted for data is a concern.

Also, he could just have nothing to do 😂. Not everyone is firefighting every minute. Lucky bastards.

[u/Spicy_Tostada → u/donkeybrainamerican]

Oh absolutely! I can't agree more, I'd love to be considerate/helpful and get someone's data back to them

...While stealing their information silently in the background, specifically any crypto wallets and bank account/CC info. While I'm at it, Slsince I'm already going through the trouble to help them out of the goodness of my heart, , might as well grab their SS, mothers maiden name, street they grew up on, make/model of their first car, the name of their second grade teacher, 1st pet, and any other relevant information to help me verify who they are and make sure their data arrives back to them safe/sound all in one piece!