jeff on 2 Oct 2007 14:30:18 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Verizon FIOS & open wireless


gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> At 2007-10-01 23:11 -0400, jeff <jeffv@op.net> wrote:
>> My guess would be when it became popular to hijack/hack connections.
> 
> Can you produce a single shred of evidence that this has "become
> popular"?

The recent FBI spambot roundup.



>> if this were the 50's (yes, my wireless has tubes), I'd be right there
>> with you.  Unfortunately I'm kinda stuck with the belief that if you
>> leave a door open, people will start coming through it (in a bad way).
> 
> You believe this. Do you have proof of it?

The Chinese are now reported to be hacking *everybody*, regardless of
country.  The many security lists I read.  Check your logs.  I'm talking
security in general.

When my friend's house lost power recently, he used his laptop and a
neighbor's unsecured network.  Granted, my friend is benign...

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