So many people here are dismissing this as unsophisticated.<p>Burglars have always targeted items that are valuable to them. Easy to sell, gets a good price, etc.<p>Now we have digital assets in the home, and burglars are going to focus on those things too. For most of the population, and probably many of &quot;us&quot;, physical access to those digital assets isn&#x27;t particularly secure. And to have those assets &quot;taken&quot; today is much more far reaching than to have lost a stereo or checkbook.<p>Just because the attacker had to get off his couch and go somewhere shouldn&#x27;t minimize this threat. &quot;Physical access means&#x27;s you&#x27;re pwned&quot; is a true statement.<p>One thing I do at home, for example, is to use full disk encryption on my laptop, <i>and hibernate it when I leave</i>. So that if someone steals it, it&#x27;s just a plastic brick. For exactly the scenario described in the article.