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Geolocation XSS Tracker Proof of Concept

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-thats-fine-i'm-sure dept.

Jamie found a bit of a scary link this morning that demonstrates a router XSS getting your MAC address and using it to map your current location. Which I'm sure is totally no big deal for anyone.

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  1. Geoduping by __aagctu1952 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even worse, with some clever XSS you can make Slashdot post the same story twice!
    Oh wait, that's just shitty editing. Sorry.

  2. Dead beef by Abstrackt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Apparently 00-de-ad-be-ef-00 is in downtown Toronto.

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