Cable Modem Hacking Goes Mainstream

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Cable Modem Hacking Goes Mainstream
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2002-05-08

An ambitious hackware project promises to bring illicit broadband "uncapping" to the masses, and with it the risks that come with high-speed hijinks.

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Cable Modem Hacking Goes Mainstream 2002-05-09
Anonymous (6 replies)

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Myko (8 replies)

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The Midnight Runner

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Anonymous

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Anonymous (5 replies)

that's weird 2002-05-10
Anonymous

You are idiots!!!! 2002-05-10
Anonymous (3 replies)

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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Anonymous

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VoIP

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the keeper (1 replies)

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Anonymous

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Mike Barnhart

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Etymologist

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DeF-CoN (1 replies)

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Tornberry (2 replies)

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Myko (8 replies)

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Sol

Holy Ones.... 2002-05-10
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Rita G

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Anonymous

IP theft and PP theft are completely different. 2002-05-10
Henry Stern (1 replies)

Re: IP theft and PP theft are completely different. 2008-02-20
Anonymous

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Anonymous (2 replies)

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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RayReis (at) aol (dot) com [email concealed] (1 replies)

$36,000 OC3 a month ??? Small Biz gets the SHAFT!! 2008-03-05
Shafted

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Anonymous

50 times 28kbs speed my broadband company claims 2002-05-10
Jon in san diego

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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Anonymous

Why is this even a story? 2002-05-09
Anonymous (2 replies)

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Anonymous

Why is this even a story? 2002-05-10
Anonymous

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Anonymous (4 replies)

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Anonymous (9 replies)

re: 2002-05-10
Petester (1 replies)

Re: re: 2007-04-05
Weasel

Bandwidth should be free for everyone? Yeah, right. 2002-05-10
Anonymous

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Seamus McBlrfl, a long-time Network Professional

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Anonymous

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Your All Wimps Own Up To Your Actions 2002-05-10
NonovUrbizniz

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Anonymous

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Nex

bandwith uncapped by ISP 2002-05-10
t0rm3nt3d

Clarification. 2002-05-10
Myko

Re: System limitation 2002-05-10
Jeremy

they brought it on them selves 2002-05-10
Anonymous ISP Net Eng.

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Cable Modem Hacking Goes Mainstream - Re: DSL Limits 2002-05-10
Anonymous

Using What's Paid For 2002-05-10
Anonymous

Take back whats ours 2002-05-10
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: Take back whats ours 2005-08-28
Anonymous

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Anonymous

Cable Modem Ethics 2002-05-10
DerEngel

Most would Agree, Don't Charge for Bandwidth and everything will be fine. 2002-05-10
Anonymous

Doesn anyone else see a problem here? 2002-05-10
Ancker (2 replies)

Doesn anyone else see a problem here? 2002-05-11
Anonymous

Doesn anyone else see a problem here? 2002-05-12
Consumer

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Bren

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Olin

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Olin

help! my ISP is a thief!!! 2002-05-10
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A Network Administrator

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TekWorm

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BAShMaster

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Jay (1 replies)

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Anonymous

This Is Why DSL Rules 2002-05-10
Anonymous (2 replies)

This Is Why DSL Rules 2002-05-11
Anonymous (2 replies)

This Is Why DSL Rules 2002-05-12
Anonymous

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Anonymous

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NetworkStud

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

You want more speed - We NEED to support companies like >>>>>>>>>> 2002-05-10
-=PURE=- (1 replies)

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Nephilm (1 replies)

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Anonymous

I hope the ISP's cut everyone off - then what? 2002-05-11
Grouchy (4 replies)

Uhm 2002-05-11
Myko

I hope the ISP's cut everyone off - then what? 2002-05-12
Frenzy

Answer to all postings 2002-05-12
Last1standing

I hope the ISP's cut everyone off - then what? 2002-05-12
Anonymous

To all the flamers and trolls, and people with... 2002-05-11
Myko

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Eto

u guys are a bunch of goodie-goodies 2002-05-11
wat kinda threads are these

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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Anonymous b

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Lee...UK

The Future 2002-05-11
Anonymous

Potential Virus Flaw here 2002-05-11
Anonymous

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gizzmo

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Me, Myself and I

This is all moot if the network is configured correctly! 2002-05-12
NetworkStud

Just my opinion 2002-05-13
SDVN

Imagine every idiot having 8mbit at home... 2002-05-13
max at kirgizia dot net

an interesting question of ethics 2002-05-13
sephalix (1 replies)

Let me sum all this up 2002-05-13
Anonymous

DOCSIS fundamentally flawed 2005-06-12
Anonymous

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Juan

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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ShtHappens

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