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Re: [PLUG] Verizon FIOS & open wireless
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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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