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Accused Teen Bomber Finds FBI Surveillance Team's Wireless Network
roccomaglio writes "The suspect who is accused of planning to bomb his high school in Tampa updated his Facebook status with the following: 'The weirdest thing happened today...when my homie Nic Peezy was trying to connect to a wireless network the connections list came up and one of them was called: FBI_SURVEILLANCE_VAN,' The FBI might want to revisit their wireless network naming conventions."
I don't believe that one bit. First off, we can assume that the FBI has more than one surveillance van, in which they can't all have the same SSID. They would include some sort of vehicle ID, etc. Second, this kid was living in some delusional word trying to make himself out to be a lot more than he was. I think he was hinting to his friends on FB and trying to sound like a badass of some sort. He was obviously running his mouth about his plans, which is how he was caught - someone turned him in. Perhaps that was his way of reaching out for help before he actually acted. Regardless, just because he posted it on FB doesn't mean that his friend really saw that wireless SSID.
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this joke made its way around my circles a few months ago. you're supposed to change the name of your home wireless network to "fbi surveillance van" (those exact words, too) to freak out people who are hanging around your house stealing bandwidth. this isn't the stupidest article that's been posted, but it's close.
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And that's probably what it was. I have a friend who named his wifi network something similar. It's not an uncommon joke, and honestly, do you really think the Feds would have a visible wifi network, much less one that is so conspicuously named? Give me a break. What a complete and utter non-story.
What the fuck is wrong with slashdot? This is beyond obviously fake. I know four people who've named their wireless networks that. It's a goddamned meme.
Oh wait, it's samzenpus. I get it. I done been trolled.
Yeah. I know of at least 2-3 people who have created fake FBI_SURVEILLANCE_VAN networks to screw with their neighbors.
Anyone believing that a network with that SSID is actually an FBI van is a complete and total idiot.
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I have an extra router, unconnected to anything with the ID 'Pussy4hire'.
You can't imagine how many teens in the neighborhood are trying to hack it.
...except this time a person was actually arrested by the FBI.
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Nothing to see here folks, just a white van with men in suits and ties inside.
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Yeah. I know of at least 2-3 people who have created fake FBI_SURVEILLANCE_VAN networks to screw with their neighbors.
Anyone believing that a network with that SSID is actually an FBI van is a complete and total idiot.
When I set my next door neighbors network up I named it DEA_SURVEILLANCE_7. Bunch of youngsters renting a house down the street left shortly after. Probably both events are unconnected.
My son came home from college in 2010 and while attempting to connect him to our home network, I see in his connection history, an SSID of all numbers, like 000-00-0000. It took me a moment, but then realized some douche in his dorm must have been running a wifi access point and when he saw 'SSID', must have assumed it meant Social Security ID.
I wonder if the kid ever purchased a Lifelock subscription.
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I bet you believe in bird flight omens too.
Setting aside the fact that he wasn't arrested by the FBI, there is such a thing is pure, banal coincidence.
That begs the question... IS there anything connected to it?
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No, it doesn't. It really needs to be something that actually identifies you as an officer, eg a fake id. I can wear a shirt that says FBI on it and that's fine. If I tried to use the shirt to get into a secured area, that would be different as I'd be using it for identification.
Yup, I remember seeing this in a reddit "what network id have you used to screw with your neighbors" thread. When something hits around +1000, a word-for-word copy becomes pretty easy to spot.
Mine is: Please_Share_Your_Personal_Info_With_ME
Wide open WiFi for 2 years, in a 200 unit condo, and Never had anyone log on!
Of course not. Who would want to share any kind of info with Windows ME?
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Well, you could connect over... *drumroll please* ...WiFi!
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Sounds like perfect cover. Who is going to believe the FBI is actually labeling their undercover surveillance van? It is so idiotic, it can't be true.
Ah, but they would have known you'd know that, so you clearly cannot choose the WAP in front of you!