Lab Notes

Wi-Fi Networking News covers the case of the crackers that broke into Lowe's insecure Wi-Fi network. The ringleader received a nine year sentence. Ouch.

Of course, this wasn't a simple case of logging on and using Lowe's bandwidth to check their email; the crackers installed software to sniff out credit card numbers, a serious crime. As Glenn writes, "The Wi-Fi access wasn’t really the point in the case at all, just their means of detected entry." The insecure Wi-Fi network just made the job of the crackers that much easier.