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

Posted by Soulskill on 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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  1. Figure out where he is located by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And punch him in the nose.

  2. Use squid by h4rr4r · · 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 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I also like this response - http://www.ex-parrot.com/pete/upside-down-ternet.html

      --
      LegendMUD
  3. start knocking on doors by radiumsoup · · 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 · · 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.

  4. Re:If you find him... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And THEN break his legs.

    Right?