, 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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Reader (2 replies)
What about Lowe's?
2004-12-16
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
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
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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker
2004-12-16
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Anonymous (2 replies)
an effective deterrent!
2004-12-20
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What about alternative punishment such as giving something back to the community instead of putting them into jail.
They had bad intentions perhaps, but this will not help anyone not even the victim.
Hope they can call appeal
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