, SecurityFocus 2004-06-04
In a rare wireless hacking conviction, a Michigan man entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a 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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Thank you Lowes
2004-06-07
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
Re: Thank you Lowes
2006-05-13
maxtek28@yahoomessenger (1 replies)
maxtek28@yahoomessenger (1 replies)
Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks
2004-06-07
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Re: Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks
2006-06-02
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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowe's WiFi hacks
2006-07-22
someone never shoping at lowes again (2 replies)
someone never shoping at lowes again (2 replies)

Wardrivers, rather, drive around scanning for and gathering the locations of wireless networks, often for mapping purposes. The distinction here is wardrivers do not look for connections, but simply for the existence of wireless networks.
Wardriving is not a crime! Network crackers, on the other hand, deserve what they get.
See this posting from the FBI about the legality of wardriving:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-03884.html
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