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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowe's WiFi hacks
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-06-04

In a rare wireless hacking conviction, a Michigan man entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a 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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Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2004-06-11
nine_toe_joe
Should Lowes be required to put out a disclosure statement as California resident info (may) has been stolen?

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/1984

What happens to retarded companies like this for implementing technology in this manner? Could customers sue Lowes?

While these fellows went wa...

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