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Wardrivers Target Seattle Businesses

Posted by timothy on from the as-a-movie-plot-it's-too-obvious dept.

angry tapir writes "Seattle police are investigating a group of criminals who they say have been cruising around town in a black Mercedes stealing credit card data by tapping into wireless networks belonging to area businesses. The group has been at it for about five years, according to an affidavit signed by Detective Chris Hansen, a fraud investigator with the Seattle Police Department."

2 of 138 comments (clear)

  1. Re:No surprise by blair1q · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let me guess. It was these guys.

  2. Re:SMBs should stand up and take notice by plover · · Score: 4, Funny

    With money to be made breaching networks, practitioners of one of the oldest professions in the world, will be learning to breach insecure WiFi networks

    Hookers are taking hacking classes now? Finally some slashdotters are going to meet some women!

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    John