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

Thank you Lowes 2004-06-07
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Thank you Lowes 2004-06-08
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Re: Thank you Lowes 2005-10-11
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Re: Re: Re: Thank you Lowes 2007-01-21
Hackers-R-us

You have got to be kidd'n us ! You really think this won't happen again, and want the readers to believe that BULL? You better read up on wifi. Lowes's should have fired the company that installed that junk they were use'n and hired the guys that "hacked" their system.....

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Re: Thank you Lowes 2007-03-29
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Wardriver? Irresponsible journalism! 2004-06-07
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simple resolution to a complex problem 2004-06-09
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Where are the lawsuits 2004-06-10
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