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Defcon "Warballoon" Finds 1/3 of Wireless Networks Unsecured
avatar4d writes "Networkworld is reporting about a warballooning operation (similar to wardriving) that was disallowed by the management at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, but was covertly launched anyway. The team found approximately 370 networks, and about a third of those were unsecured. In addition to that, the project managed to show how trusting the local law enforcement agencies really were: 'Near the end of the operation, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police cruiser drove by the parking lot to see what was going on. Hill and his team waved. The police officers waved back and drove off.'"
Will everybody please STFU about securing your wifi..
Cracking their wep when I'm on the road and without my gear is a pain in the ass!
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Police should only employ top specialists in every topic there is, so they can make a judgment on of any situation on site.
That way, when somebody lies on the street and needs a heart transplant, the police can help him on-site. No special equipment needed, a chewing gum and a swiss army knife will do th etrick.
I don't care how big the parking lot, crowd, or equipment...
Geeks with balloons are not scary.
"That's the most pathetic complaint I've heard in a very long time. Go to North Korea, assholes, you can get your police state fix there."
That would be no fun without good connectivity. What good is a police state if I can't rant about it online?
"This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact."
"'Near the end of the operation, a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police cruiser drove by the parking lot to see what was going on. Hill and his team waved. The police officers waved back and drove off.'"
The police probably one-up'd these nerds.
Popo 1: What the fudge, those guys are launching some sort of balloon, let's check it out. .5 Hz, synchronize now.
Nerds: I smell bacon, let's wave to them in unison at...
Popo 2: Wait, wtf. Is that an albino convention... no wait they're all wearing 'Defcon' T's and khaki's. Let's get out of here before they start asking us about the number of joules my tazer outputs. Speaking of which, it just finished charging and I thought I saw a crack head down that last alley. Just wave back and let's get the hell out of here.
Popo 1: I'm with you number two, switching to yellow alert, engines full reverse, Hahahaha.
...was Cory Doctorow in the balloon blogging? http://xkcd.com/239/
If your UID wasn't so slow I'd have to say "Welcome to Slashdot, you must be new here", but now I'm rather stumped on what to say.
Yea, slow UID's are terrible.
That's why I supercharged mine.
Wow, 6 digit UIDs are considered (s)low now?
2^5
Well, if 3-digit users like you aren't gonna participate (6 posts a year!), somebody has to play Village Elder.