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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 2007-07-14
Anonymous
15 years is ridiculous for that they didnt even profit off it thats like goin to walmart stealing 20 ipods then right before u get to the door put them down and walk out and still get the same penalty as the guy that actually steals them ...

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