White Hat Hackers
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio01A series of stills from courthouse surveillance cameras captures Wynn and DeMercurio breaking in just after midnight on September 11th. Here the two men enter the courthouse (circled in red) at 12:28 AM Eastern Time after shimming the lock on the building's entrance…
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio02…then take the elevator to the third floor.
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio03Two minutes after entering, Wynn quickly picks the lock on a courtroom door…
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio04…and they enter the courtroom. But they see from the window that local police have responded to the building's alarm and arrived on the scene.
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio05Wynn and DeMercurio wait for several minutes at the top of the courthouse stairs, but the police aren't able to enter the building.
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio06Finally the two men walk down the stairs while announcing themselves loudly to the police, and meet an officer on the outside steps. No guns are drawn.
Courtesy of Justin Wynn and Gary DeMercurio07But after about 25 minutes of explaining their role as penetration testers to the police, the Dallas County Sheriff arrives and orders the two men arrested. They're handcuffed and taken to the jail across the street.
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