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The Low-End Approach To Wireless Hacking

Posted by timothy on from the not-enough-empty-cans-yet dept.

Adrian writes "Zack Anderson, an MIT student, created a solution to wardriving on a budget: warcarting. The Warcart is a shopping cart retrofitted with just about every sort of wireless sniffing device available. It has pivoting antennas and a smoke grenade launcher. It can even dispense infected USB flash drives. It's part of a talk about subway fare-collection-system vulnerabilities that will be given at Defcon 16 in a few days." "Mostly as a joke," says the site — but only mostly.

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  1. Where's the batteries? by Thelasko · · Score: 3, Funny

    or does it have a really long extension cord?

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    1. Re:Where's the batteries? by Perf · · Score: 5, Funny

      FAQ:

      Batteries are in the garbage bags hanging of the sides. They are fuel cells that run off cheap booze and the juice from stinky socks. Old cigarette butts are used to filter the fuel. (And for the occasional smoke.)

      No, he isn't talking to himself - his Bluetooth headset is really small.

      "The Almighty" is the name of his computer and it uses voice recognition.

      It's normal for a dedicated hacker to sleep with his system in doorways and skip baths for weeks on end.

      The tinfoil attached to his body helps cancel the effect the body has on wireless reception.

      Don't worry if you can't understand his language. His intelligence is super advanced, not deficient.

  2. Looking back.... by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    We realized that Skynet started, not with an evil corporation or secret government project, but with a wise-ass MIT student and a shopping cart.

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    1. Re:Looking back.... by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      We should *be* so lucky as to have Skynet handicapped by a MS operating system.

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  3. on what charge? by thermian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pushing a Trolley with intent?

    He might try to make a run for it, That's a cop chase I'd like to see on TV....

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  4. Re:Too much free time... by maxume · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would take this more as a sign of not enough beer.

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  5. Re:Anyone up for a pool? by nimbius · · Score: 5, Funny

    how about the fact that its illegal to operate a scanner outside of your home in most states without an amateur radio license?

    40mm smoke grenade launchers, or any for that matter are considered a firearm. discharching one in public will see you sent to jail.

    is that 25-1300 antenna modified to exclude cellular bands? what about the receiver? if not, another trip to the jailhouse.

    flash drive dropper? littering. in california, violation of prop 65 and EPA standards can apply. you just dropped a little chunk of lead onto the ground after all...

    intentionally snooping the 900mhz communications spectrum? jailed.

    plus, this cart has the intent to exploit computer systems and networks. thats a violation of federal law.

    screw a month, this thing is a rolling prison sentence. i give this shit-whistle a week.

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  6. Cool I want one !!! by wooferhound · · Score: 4, Funny

    I really want one, so what is the first step . . . Oh Yeah, Steal a shopping cart ?

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  7. Interior Lights by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny
    FTFA:

    Interior lights add to the intimidation factor of the Warcart.

    Yes. Yes, they certainly do.

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  8. Re:Suicide attempt? by lobiusmoop · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only if he attaches one of these to the front of the cart though.

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  9. High tech bag lady is all he really is... by shlompo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have a bag lady with a shopping cart just like that that's living near my house...

    I should really change the password to my wireless network....

  10. World of Warcart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How long before this is made into a video game?