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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-12-16

A 21-year-old Michigan man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a failed 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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Long prison term for Lowe's wi-fi hacker 2004-12-29
Anonymous
When Lowe's doors are unlocked you may enter the store without fear of getting thrown in jail or prison for criminal trespassing.

The Lowe's wireless network was unlocked. There weren't any security measures in place to prevent someone from just waltzing in.

This boy who is 19 years old will n...

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