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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 2005-09-03
JHN
I can't believe they did their first access to the Lowe's system at 11:20 PM. I'm curious if they did the rest of their accesses at the same time. How suspicious looking. It seems like people who get caught stealing WIFI fit into two concise scenarios:

1) Committing criminal acts (fraud, id theft, ...

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