This abandoned equipment included server equipment and 109 unwiped disk drives.
“Jeff” told the consultant that he was a former systems administrator for a Richmond-based telecommunications company and was helping the NCIX landlord recover the rent money. The retailer's inventory was auctioned earlier in 2018, but corporate computers were abandoned by NCIX in a warehouse in British Columbia after they defaulted on their rent. The consultant discovered that the seller, later identified as “Jeff,” had actually obtained NCIX’s entire server farm. A security consultant from Privacy Fly acted on the Craigslist selling offer that was marking two NCIX database servers for $1,500 CAD. Two YouTube videos show the facility upon abandonment.
This was the theorized demise of the company.Īfter filing for bankruptcy, NCIX abandoned their company computers in a Richmond, British Columbia warehouse. NCIX competed with Amazon and Newegg, but their business model focused on walk-in outlets rather than online sales. Up until 1 December 2017, when Canadian IT retail services NCIX filed for bankruptcy, they were a privately-held company who sold new and used computer hardware and software. The servers and storage disks being marketed included millions of unencrypted confidential records of employees, customers and business partners. (NCIX) retail service new and used IT equipment. The seller was marketing Netlink Computer Inc. Recently the popular online retail service Craigslist was advertising servers and storage disks. Unwiped Drives and Servers from Netlink Computer Inc.
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