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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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Re: Re: Re: Wardriver pleads guilty in Lowes WiFi hacks 2008-02-15
Anonymous
If security is so tight at Lowes, then why did I receive an unsolicted advertisement email in Feb containing my password in clear text? Account name and content easily derived from there.

Nope, sorry. I do not believe Lowes has a clue about security. Let hope PCI and other emerging standards will...

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