Chapter 9 - NORA’S DIAPER BAG BECAME EVIDENCEThe diaper bag Margaret threw down the steps contained more than diapers.
Inside an outer pocket was my small home-office security token.
A hardware device used for encrypted access.
When the bag burst open, the token fell into the grass.
I found it the next morning.
Mud on one side.
That led our cybersecurity team to review whether anyone had tried using my credentials during Margaret’s visits.
They had.
Not successfully.
Three login attempts from Daniel’s office computer over the previous six months.
My token was required physically, so access failed.
Who tried?
Camera footage showed Stephen.
That escalated matters.
He had not only used my identity on loan papers.
He had tried to access Westbridge systems.
Why?
He claimed he wanted to find evidence of my trust assets to support refinancing.
That was unauthorized access.
Potentially criminal.
Another consequence.
Another thing Margaret had enabled by letting him into our home office.
She kept saying:
“I thought he was trying to save the family.”
I finally answered:
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“You need to stop using that sentence like family is a legal exemption.”
She became quiet.
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