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Wireless hacking bust in Michigan
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-11-12

In a rare wireless hacking prosecution, federal officials this week accused two Michigan men of repeatedly cracking the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores' nationwide network from a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix parked outside a suburban Detroit store.

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Wireless hacking bust in Michigan 2003-11-14
Kevin Poulsen <klp (at) securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]>
I really wasn't recommending WEP, as such (though it's certainly better than nothing). IMHO, whether or not Lowe's was using WEP is relevant context to the story, not because WEP would have prevented intrusions altogether, but because it serves as a no-trespassing sign and a barrier against casual ...

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