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Hot Sales In China For Wi-Fi Key-Cracking Kits
alphadogg writes "Dodgy salesmen in China are making money from long-known weaknesses in a Wi-Fi encryption standard, by selling network key-cracking kits for the average user. Wi-Fi USB adapters bundled with a Linux operating system, key-breaking software, and a detailed instruction book are being sold online and at China's bustling electronics bazaars. The kits, pitched as a way for users to surf the Web for free, have drawn enough buyers and attention that one Chinese auction site, Taobao.com, had to ban their sale last year. With one of the 'network-scrounging cards,' or 'ceng wang ka' in Chinese, a user with little technical knowledge can easily steal passwords to get online via Wi-Fi networks owned by other people. The kits are also cheap. A merchant in a Beijing bazaar sold one for 165 yuan ($24), a price that included setup help from a man at the other end of the sprawling, multistory building."
iwlist shows them just fine.
What do you think "iwlist scanning" does?
Again I say, silly windows user.
To make it even more clear, your "you would need to sniff even if it was not encrypted" uses It in the place of his network the same way I did.
Now go take a break, go upstairs and see your mom and relax. That last part was a joke about basement dwellers on slashdot. Are you keeping up with me?
The fact is I misread your initial comment. You are still a dweeb who can't take a joke about his use of windows.
Oh and now, no free usb wifi for you kiddo.