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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 2003-11-18
Anonymous
A "No Trespassing" sign in and of itself is not a security measure. However, it does serve as notification that crossing into the perimeter that it defines will give the rightful owner the admittedly dubious right to shoot you.

In this instance, had Lowes deployed WEP deliberate actions would ha...

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