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Cable modem hackers conquer the co-ax
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-02-05

A small and diverse band of hobbyists steeped in the obscure languages of embedded systems has released its own custom firmware for a popular brand of cable modem, along with a technique for loading it -- a development that's already made life easier for uncappers and service squatters, and threatens to topple long-held assumptions about the privacy of cable modem communications.

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Cable modem hackers conquer the co-ax 2004-02-06
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Cable modem hackers conquer the co-ax 2004-02-08
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Thats what its all about. Take the secure and make it unsecure before someone bad makes it unsecure. Then try to figure out how to really make it secure. Then do it again before the bad guy does. These guys are doing the cable companys jobs for them just not getting paid yet.

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