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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-16

A 21-year-old Michigan man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a failed scheme to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at a store in suburban Detroit.

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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-15
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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-16
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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-17
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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-20
Lowe's sucks!!!
What about Lowe's? 2004-12-17
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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-20
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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-20
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What about Lowe's? 2004-12-20
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Re: What about Lowe's? 2005-08-24
Good for LOWE'S
Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker 2004-12-15
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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker 2004-12-16
Anonymous (1 replies)
He must have a really horrible horrible lawyer! I mean he only stole 6 credit card numbers and never used them. how do you get 9 years for that? He never should have plea bargained! It sounds like it should be a misdeameanor, because the ACTUAL loss was $0

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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker 2004-12-16
Anonymous (2 replies)
ineffective assistance of council 2004-12-16
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an effective deterrent! 2004-12-20
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an effective deterrent! 2004-12-21
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Re: an effective deterrent! 2006-11-07
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