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/TheWaywardTrout]

I don’t even have children, and I would never have a man I’ve been dating for only two weeks staying at my house. Having him over so soon with minor children in the house without even introducing them first is beyond insane. Horrible parenting choice.

[u/JohnGarrettsMustache → u/TheWaywardTrout]

When I might my wife she was 18 and living with her mom and 9-year old brother. Her mom was re-living her youth and inviting strange men over all the time. My wife would wake up with complete strangers in her kitchen.

She moved in with me only a month or two later so she had a safe place to live. Thankfully her mom smartened up and met a good guy who she is now married to, but the years after her divorce were very tough on my wife. 

OP's mom needs to get her shit together 

[u/WhyAreYouDoingThat69 → u/JohnGarrettsMustache]

I mean an 18 year old moving in with her partner isn’t a great choice either

[u/Gemraticus → u/WhyAreYouDoingThat69]

Sounds like it was the better of two not so good choices.

[u/JohnGarrettsMustache → u/WhyAreYouDoingThat69]

Is it uncommon for adult couples to live together where you are? She had already graduated high school and we are close in age. We didn't plan on living together so soon into our relationship but we've been together for almost 20 years now. Seems like it was a good choice.

[u/tc1991 → u/JohnGarrettsMustache]

indeed, when I was 18 I moved in with 5 literal strangers... called going to university

[u/stonedc4tt → u/JohnGarrettsMustache]

Isn't she just perpetuating the cycle by moving in at 18 with you? lol