Unsecured Wi-Fi lands man terror investigation

[TopSecret]

Unsecured Wi-Fi lands man in terror investigation

An American ex-pat, living in India, has been caught up in an anti terrorism investigation after an email from a terrorist group was sent using his wireless network.

Full story can be found here

 

[Kerotan]

This is serious stuff, it's like wrong identity but taken to the extreme you could be a suspect for some serious offences.

 

[ionicle]

WEP ftw..

 

[Hassan]

It wasn't WEP. It was a network with no security.

Must admit that WEP is so easy to crack.

 

[ionicle]

i know, i said wep FTW

i didnt think it was easier to crack? :|

even if its 128bit hex?

 

[PP Mguire]

None of them are any different. You can use a sniffer for any of them honestly. But most people dont know how to use one, or even where to begin to look for one.

 

[Hyper]

WEP ftw..

I was told at College that WPA is alot more secure to use than WEP so this is what I use.

No idea why though

 

[Pseudonym]

Mines on WPA-PSK i believe. I choose it because it had the most letters.

 

[Hassan]

....... I choose it because it had the most letters.

LOL :rollingla

 

[inconspicuousj]

nice lol, he should've known better. if not just to stop some SOB using up his download limit

 

[mrapoc]

WEP can be cracked in under 10 mins - i saw a demo at university!

WPA is supposedly uncrackable by the same means as WEP (apparently) but there are other ways that iv been taught for educational means such as renaming your network the same as theirs, ur signal being stronger and unsecure - setup correctly with the right stuff it will send all their data via your network from which you can collect what you want

Wireless FTL tbh

 

[Pseudonym]

I always liked upsidedown-ternet as a way to teach people who use my wifi a lesson. link