[MLB-WIRELESS] FBI releases advisory about 802.11-spotting "wardriving"

[Barry Park]

The sad cry of "insecure" and "wireless" is sounded in the same sentence
through the hallowed halls of the FBI. How long until the AFP joins the
party?
- Barry


FBI releases advisory about 802.11-spotting "wardriving"

    * Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:18:17 -0400
    * To: politech at politechbot.com
    * Subject: FC: FBI releases advisory about 802.11-spotting "wardriving"
    * From: Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com>
    * Cc: billshore at fbi.gov

This letter is from last month but we haven't covered it on Politech
before. Read it carefully: The FBI claims that using an open 802.11
access point without explicit authorization may be a federal crime
("theft of services").

-Declan

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From:    Bill Shore [mailto:billshore at fbi.gov]
Sent:    Monday, July 08, 2002 9:56 AM
To:      billshore at fbi.gov
Subject: Wireless networks - Warchalking/Wardriving

          It has recently been brought to my attention that
individuals/groups have been actively working in the Pittsburgh area
as well as other areas of the United States including Philadelphia,
and Boston, and the rest of the world for that matter, to identify
locations where wireless networks are implemented.  This is done by a
technique identified as "Wardriving."

More at http://www.politechbot.com/p-03884.html



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