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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 2004-06-15
DFW Consultant
I have to agree, too many people are jumping onto the WiFi bandwagon with OUT thoroughly securing and locking down these somewhat lockable systems to a degree (WEP = POOOH)but better than nonething.

The worst are these setups you drive across with the DEFAULT settings out the box, passwords, etc...

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