Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowe's WiFi hacks

Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowe's WiFi hacks
Kevin Poulsen, 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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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-05
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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-07
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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-07
Anon-y-mouse

Thank you Lowes 2004-06-07
Anonymous (3 replies)

Thank you Lowes 2004-06-07
Anonymous (1 replies)

Thank you Lowes 2004-06-08
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Re: Thank you Lowes 2005-10-11
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Re: Thank you Lowes 2006-05-13
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Re: Thank you Lowes 2007-03-29
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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-07
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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-08
Anonymous

My Guess is that they were "testing" one of those new handheld scanners that uses 802.11b and didn't realize they had just opened their whole corporate network to the world.

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Wardriver? Irresponsible journalism! 2004-06-07
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Re: Wardriver? Irresponsible journalism! 2007-04-14
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simple resolution to a complex problem 2004-06-09
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Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-10
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Where are the lawsuits 2004-06-10
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