OT: Survey: 32% Admit Mooching Neighbor's Wi-Fi

Lisa Kachold lisakachold at obnosis.com
Fri Feb 11 01:05:36 MST 2011


On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:39 AM, James Finstrom <jfinstro on by default. I
have found these routers to be easy backup interweb sources. When I lived in
an apartment I had a server that simply sat there and acquired credentials.
Fortunately my Cox connection had awesome uptime and I never had t=========
m at rhinoequipment.com> wrote:

> Qwest always ships their routers with wephed need to use the data.  99hh
>
> Here is some observations, If you want free internet look for medical
> offices. HIPPA requires security but not "smart security" Often the password
> to access their wireless and often their servers is their office name, a
> doctor in their office, or their specialty. Some think they are clever and
> add encapsulate the name in exclamation marks.  You can also often walk in
> and ask a question and eagle eye the password off a post it note.
>
> I have several times offered to help secure offices that hold the medical
> records of me and my family because frankly HIPPA is worthless
>
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> --James
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> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
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>> Hi Steve,
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>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com>wrote:
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>>> I know you have been mentioning in several threads the need for some
>>> material.  What I plan for my meeting spot is definitely
>>> demonstrations.  I figure the demo activity will consume maybe 2/3rds
>>> of the time and the remaining be explanation, a bit of historical
>>> perspective and Q&A.  I don't have it all plotted out yet but have a
>>> general idea of major topics in my head.  I'll have more to come
>>> later.
>>>
>>> Or after I finish my show this Thursday, I can pass along what I used
>>> for notes since your program isn't til next month.
>>>
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>> Hey, I did a few demonstrations/presentations with Wireless WEP and WPA2
>> encroachment and MITM attacks using airmon-ng aircrack-ng and airreplay-ng
>> (that I also used at work for LunchNLearn sessions to bring everyone in
>> Corporate America out of Security Matrix) which are all available:
>>
>> http://www.aircrack-ng.org/
>>
>> There's even aircrack-ng for iPhone debian now.  Incredible, huh?
>>
>> The presentation is here (not sure of the quality of the format, however)
>> from a Hackfest early last year at the Foundation for Blind Children:
>>
>> http://www.obnosis.com/Layer8Wireless.html
>>
>> Let me know if you would like for me to appear and run a few attack
>> scripts (I script these presentations, since it's easier to run, after going
>> through the presentation materials - don't have to sit and type
>> laboriously).
>>
>> "All Trust is Misplaced"
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>>> On Sat, Feb 05, 2011 at 05:44:28PM -0700, Technomage Hawke wrote:
>>> > nice story, but the layout was confusing. they really need to be using
>>> tables and frames on there. having to skim all the other "link" entries just
>>> to read the story. Sorry folks, its being a long and painful day.
>>> >
>>> > btw, can I get a little help with a basic outline for linux and
>>> accessibility technology, or should I just keep it simple and bring my
>>> powerbook along to demonstrate some of it?
>>> >
>>> > -Eric
>>> >
>>> > On Feb 5, 2011, at 3:26 PM, keith smith wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Some 32% of respondents to a recent national survey admitted
>>> borrowing a neighbor's unencrypted Wi-Fi connection.
>>> > >
>>> http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/survey-32-admit-mooching-neighbors-wi-fi/story?id=12837897
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > ------------------------
>>> > > Keith Smith
>>> > >
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