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Wardrivers Target Seattle Businesses
Slashdot ^ | 4/22/11 | timothy

Posted on 04/23/2011 7:22:31 AM PDT by Clint Williams

angry tapir writes

"Seattle police are investigating a group of criminals who they say have been cruising around town in a black Mercedes stealing credit card data by tapping into wireless networks belonging to area businesses. The group has been at it for about five years, according to an affidavit signed by Detective Chris Hansen, a fraud investigator with the Seattle Police Department."


TOPICS: Technical; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: computersecurity; itsecurity; wardriving

1 posted on 04/23/2011 7:22:33 AM PDT by Clint Williams
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To: Clint Williams
"Seattle police are investigating a group of criminals who they say have been cruising around town in a black Mercedes stealing credit card data by tapping into wireless networks belonging to area businesses.

Otherwise known as Googling.

2 posted on 04/23/2011 7:31:01 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: matchgirl; ColdOne; Fred; Chattering Class of 58; SeattleBruce; tarator; 21twelve; Feasor13; ...
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Ping sionnsar if you see a Washington state related thread.

3 posted on 04/23/2011 7:35:30 AM PDT by sionnsar (IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|http://pure-gas.org|Must be a day for changing taglines)
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To: Clint Williams

good lord.......... you have been here since ‘01 and still do not post entire aticle???


4 posted on 04/23/2011 7:42:11 AM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: VaRepublican

gosh if only I would click on link.


5 posted on 04/23/2011 7:43:04 AM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how. But bloggers do.)
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To: Texas Eagle

>Otherwise known as Googling.

They could be using the open source app I use to get free wifi since high school.


6 posted on 04/23/2011 7:53:15 AM PDT by max americana (FUBO)
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To: VaRepublican

The embedded link is from Computerworld. Although Computerworld isn’t on the excerpt list, its sister site PCWorld is. Either way, the text posted is from Slashdot, a geek message board.


7 posted on 04/23/2011 8:11:28 AM PDT by FourPeas
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To: Clint Williams

If they’re still using WEP, they need to get a clue.


8 posted on 04/23/2011 8:35:17 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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