Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Advanced Wi-Fi Leech?

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Ask Slashdot: Dealing With an Advanced Wi-Fi Leech?

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @09:22AM from the call-the-internet-police dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Recently, I had found out (through my log files) that my wireless router was subject to a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) brute force PIN attack. After looking on the Internet and discovering that there are indeed many vulnerabilities to WPS, I disabled it. After a few days, I noticed that I kept intermittently getting disconnected at around the same time every day (indicative of a WPA deauthentication handshake capture attempt). I also noticed that an evil twin has been set up in an effort to get me to connect to it. Through Wi-Fi monitoring software, I have noticed that certain MAC addresses are connected to multiple WEP and WPA2 access points in my neighborhood. I believe that I (and my neighbors) may be dealing with an advanced Wi-Fi leech. What can I do in this situation? Should I bother purchasing a directional antenna, figuring out exactly where the clients are situated, and knocking on their door? Is this something the local police can help me with?"

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Figure out where he is located by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-20 09:25 · Score: 5, Funny

And punch him in the nose.
simple by polar+red · 2013-02-20 09:28 · Score: 4, Funny

UTP

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Use squid by h4rr4r · 2013-02-20 09:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Setup squid and redirect all web traffic through it. Replace all images on machines that are not yours with goatse.
1. Re:Use squid by admdrew · 2013-02-20 09:42 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I also like this response - http://www.ex-parrot.com/pete/upside-down-ternet.html
  
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If he joins your network... by Picass0 · 2013-02-20 09:28 · Score: 4, Funny

...I think that means he's consenting to letting you administrate his system. I suggest you do so.
You could troll them in return. by Frobnicator · 2013-02-20 09:29 · Score: 4, Funny

Log in to the Evil Twin network. Start a bunch of illegal torrents and "accidentally" alert the appropriate parties by IP address. Some appropriate in-theater movies and the MPAA would be a good start.

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Change the SSID by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-20 09:33 · Score: 4, Funny

To FBI surveillance van.
start knocking on doors by radiumsoup · 2013-02-20 09:35 · Score: 5, Funny

start knocking on doors and asking your neighbors if they would mind terribly if you spoke with their 15 year old son for a few minutes, because you've determined he's been hacking your wifi. Eventually, you'll hit the right house. For the wrong houses, act confused and say you must have miscalculated by a house or two, and that you're sorry. Bring cookies to show you're not an ass, though.
1. Re:start knocking on doors by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-20 10:05 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Ah yeah ... bring cookies to the neighbours and ask if they've got a 15-year old.
  Well, that solves the problem of getting the cops interested.
Re:If you find him... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-02-20 09:43 · Score: 5, Funny

And THEN break his legs.
Right?
Re:i like to limit my DHCP scope by TrentTheThief · 2013-02-20 09:49 · Score: 4, Funny

They probably are the FBI...
Re:Backtrace him by pedrop357 · 2013-02-20 09:50 · Score: 4, Funny

NO NO NO
Create a GUI in Visual Basic and track his IP.
Re:Tinfoil hat cure by circletimessquare · 2013-02-20 12:10 · Score: 4, Funny

Amazing stuff, tinfoil.
it makes a great hat

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